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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
Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025
The 1,325 square foot presidential suite has one king bed, living and dining rooms, two separate bathrooms and a butler's pantry with a private entrance.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 20 Sep. 2025
PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2025
The performance will also be available to replay for 24 hours after the initial live broadcast.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2025
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Verb
After Elvis and Priscilla divorced, Lisa Marie, then 5, primarily lived with her mom.
—Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025
The 1,325 square foot presidential suite has one king bed, living and dining rooms, two separate bathrooms and a butler's pantry with a private entrance.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 20 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Both smart glasses have live translation that can recognize what is being said to you and show it as text in your native language on their displays.
—PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2025
The performance will also be available to replay for 24 hours after the initial live broadcast.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for live
Verb
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Travelers from the West Bank typically use the crossing to access international airports in neighboring Jordan, visit family residing in the country or receive medical treatment.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
24 Sep. 2025
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Juror Carey Voss, exhibits curator at Little Rock’s Historic Arkansas Museum, selected the artists for inclusion; applications were open to all artists who identify as women and reside in Arkansas.—
Eric E. Harrison,
Arkansas Online,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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There are 4,550 spaces allocated for residents, 2,100 spaces for entertainment center visitors and 390 spaces for store and restaurant patrons.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Sep. 2025
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Now there are three locations (the newest in the Berryessa area near BART), and their first stand at Levi’s Stadium.—
Linda Zavoral,
Mercury News,
23 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Last year, though revenue and operating profit increased, non-operating red ink pushed the company into a full-year loss of NT$766 million, or $25 million.—
Russell Flannery,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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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
Verb
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According to Bed Bug Biology and Behavior, the bed bugs wriggling under hotel sheets the world over right now descend from cave-dwelling insects that originally drank bat blood.—
Katie Nixon,
Nashville Tennessean,
23 Sep. 2025
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Although the play has its melancholy moments, Shakina doesn’t dwell on them.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Winter travel conditions exist, so allow for extra time.—
Matthew Robinson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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Verify that the company exists and is licensed to collect in your state.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The effort will accelerate development, production, and deployment of Draper for critical national security applications in space and ultimately validate the engine’s performance and flexibility under operational conditions.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Sep. 2025
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Resilience has now flown four of those; the capsule also conducted Crew-1, SpaceX first operational astronaut mission to the International Space Station (ISS) for NASA, as well as Inspiration4 and Polaris Dawn, the company's first and most recent private crew launches to Earth orbit, respectively.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
21 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Instead, designers found ways to make geometry feel alive, a balancing act between strength and movement.—
Essence,
Essence,
24 Sep. 2025
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Evening light spills across the pollinator gardens—alive with bees, hummingbirds, and the occasional wandering chicken—before dissolving into the shimmer of the Mackinac Bridge.—
Christine Chitnis,
Vogue,
24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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This smaller inverse-head-and shoulders that appears the same is actually a very small part of the larger operative weekly pattern.—
Todd Gordon,
CNBC,
23 Sep. 2025
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Entirely being the operative word.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Live.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/live. Accessed 26 Sep. 2025.
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