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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
Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 30 June 2025
Sleep problems are a regular occurrence among young children and something many new parents have to learn to live with.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2025
And while May is also a busy month for ESPN and TNT, which in late spring are glutted with live NBA and NHL playoff games, cable as a whole accounted for less than a quarter (24.1%) of all consumption last month.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 20 June 2025
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Verb
Try and live with that growing up in Canton at the time.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 30 June 2025
Sleep problems are a regular occurrence among young children and something many new parents have to learn to live with.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
Adjective
Netflix’s live programming up to this point has either been produced in-house or hosted as an exclusive live event, with a heavy emphasis on sports and sports-adjacent fare.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2025
And while May is also a busy month for ESPN and TNT, which in late spring are glutted with live NBA and NHL playoff games, cable as a whole accounted for less than a quarter (24.1%) of all consumption last month.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for live
Verb
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This is known as the Driftless Area, and most of it resides in southwestern Wisconsin, a rural region that begins approximately 120 miles west of Milwaukee, where handmade signs advertise direct-from-the-farm eggs and winding roads link small towns and nature preserves.—
Elaine Glusac,
AFAR Media,
26 June 2025
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The vast majority of the Hispanic population in the region resides in Mecklenburg, according to Census Bureau estimates.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
26 June 2025
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There is a road closure on Monarch Highway from exit 225A to I-35 North.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
28 June 2025
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There is a sense that Messi is increasingly gearing up for life after his playing career.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
Adjective
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Under Proposition 309, voters casting mail-in ballots could provide a driver's license or non-operating identification license number, the last four digits of a social security number, or a unique identifying number provided by the secretary of state for voter registration purposes.—
Arlyssa D. Becenti,
The Arizona Republic,
27 Oct. 2022
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The adjusted net income decreased by 8% y-o-y to $3.9 billion in the first nine months of 2022 due to higher expenses as a % of revenues and lower non-operating income.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes,
11 Jan. 2023
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In the meantime, send your regards and don't dwell on it.—
Meredith Wilshere,
People.com,
21 June 2025
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Their team focuses on a few primary principles, which can be distilled down to: build trust through honesty and authenticity, communicate transparently, and, like a goldfish, don’t dwell on setbacks; learn, adapt, and keep moving forward.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
14 June 2025
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Particle physicists are investigating whether the right-handed neutrino exists or if neutrinos’ mirror images are simply identical, which could help explain why the universe contains something rather than nothing.—
Zack Savitsky,
Wired News,
22 June 2025
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This single-decker pod home is designed to be just the right size for a person or couple looking to minimize their lifestyle, buy their first home, or add to their existing living space.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
21 June 2025
Adjective
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Catholic Charities itself did not respond to interview requests as of publication time but has shared financial and operational updates in periodic emails to volunteers and staff and in public blog posts.—
Sofi Zeman,
Kansas City Star,
23 June 2025
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This was the second launch of a full load of operational satellites for Amazon's Project Kuiper, a network envisioned to become a competitor to SpaceX's Starlink.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
23 June 2025
Adjective
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Coffee houses Coffee houses have been a thing for longer than most people reading this article have been alive.—
Katie Black,
Charlotte Observer,
27 June 2025
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The Knives must kill a Key to stay alive, and the Keys must stay alive to, well, stay alive.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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The operative part of cruising is movement: to sail to and from a place with ease.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
25 June 2025
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Fresh off her Oscar win for 2001's Monster's Ball, Halle Berry's next step was to join the James Bond franchise in 2002's Die Another Day as NSA operative Jinx.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
21 June 2025
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“Live.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/live. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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