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as in to be
to have life
Socrates was a philosopher who lived in ancient Greece
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as in operating
being in effective operation
didn't realize that the microphone was live and proceeded to make some rather indiscreet comments
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as in breathing
having or showing life
there is a tank of live lobsters sitting at the front of the restaurant
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Recent Examples of live
Heath Kalb,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
Multiple studies on longevity have shown that a strong social network of friends and family is critical to living a long and healthy life.
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Liz Thach,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
David Hochman,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
The network will continue to air 20 hours of live programming each weekend.
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Yamillah Hurtado,
PEOPLE,
26 June 2026
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Verb
Is still a shock to the residents living here.
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Heath Kalb,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
Multiple studies on longevity have shown that a strong social network of friends and family is critical to living a long and healthy life.
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Liz Thach,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Adjective
Food trucks and live music are part of the program on weekends in season.
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David Hochman,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
The network will continue to air 20 hours of live programming each weekend.
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Yamillah Hurtado,
PEOPLE,
26 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for live
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Telepathy has long resided in the realm of science fiction and fantasy, from X-Men’s Professor X to Star Trek’s Vulcan mind meld to Stranger Things’ Eleven.
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The labor of these aging world-builders becomes a blueprint to navigate memory, legacy, and mortality, revealing the divine spirit residing in their daily lives.
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There were kids battling adults of the same age as their parents.
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Projections varied in the weeks leading up to the draft with no real consensus among draft analysts, but in the last 24 hours there were strong indications the Clippers would choose Wagler and the Nets would take Brown.
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True, some if the upside surprise has come from non-operating gains on holdings in huge, private AI pioneers, but not all of it.
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Exxon operates some of the wells directly and holds a financial, non-operating interest in the others.
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The stadium is alive with Ecuadoran supporters on their feet and rejoicing in the final 10 minutes or so of the game.
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Everything that keeps the testicle alive and functional runs through the spermatic cord — arteries, veins, nerves and lymphatics, bundled together along with the vas deferens.
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Barnacles, mussels, clams, algae and other warm-seawater-dwelling fauna and flora have latched onto oil tankers hundreds of massive oil tankers anchored in the Persian Gulf over the past several months.
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Even so, there was little time to dwell on that silver lining.
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Unlike Substrate, xLight’s strategy is to play nicely within the existing ecosystem, developing technology that can integrate into rather than displace ASML’s and TSMC’s existing architectures.
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There’s something really appealing about a band session just existing in its own form.
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The acquisition aims to fuel Air Sprint's next phase of growth, including fleet expansion, operational enhancements, and technology investments to solidify its market leadership.
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October 1 is the deadline for formalizing operational plans for the upcoming water year.
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What challenges is the co-living industry facing?
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How to find a co-living space Two platforms are commonly used by people exploring the model.
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“Live.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/live. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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