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as in was
to have life
Socrates was a philosopher who lived in ancient Greece
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Recent Examples of lived
The reason may be the ongoing renovations taking place at Buckingham Palace, but even when those are completed, the King may opt to remain in Clarence House, the London residence where he's lived since the early 2000s.
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Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026
Conversations move comfortably between entrepreneurship, investment, business strategy, customer experience, innovation, accessibility, and lived experience.
—Bill Schiffmiller, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
Baby monsters The researchers’ study focused mainly on embolomers, an extinct group of large predators that lived roughly 300 million years ago.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 23 June 2026
Dixon, at that time, had lived at the RV park for about three years with the boy and his stepfather, whom investigators believe was out of town for several weeks visiting family.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 23 June 2026
Nori lived with Carter in Toronto for two seasons and watched film with the coach.
—Jason Quick, New York Times, 23 June 2026
Were does the Messi game fit on the list of greatest Arrowhead games, when moments lived up to the hype?
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2026
Allman − Southern rock pioneer and shy leader of The Allman Brothers Band − lived a life of dichotomy.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 17 June 2026
Akagawa lived some of the time nearby, with his wife and their fifteen-year-old dog.
—Literary Hub, 17 June 2026
Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026
Conversations move comfortably between entrepreneurship, investment, business strategy, customer experience, innovation, accessibility, and lived experience.
—Bill Schiffmiller, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
Baby monsters The researchers’ study focused mainly on embolomers, an extinct group of large predators that lived roughly 300 million years ago.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 23 June 2026
Dixon, at that time, had lived at the RV park for about three years with the boy and his stepfather, whom investigators believe was out of town for several weeks visiting family.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 23 June 2026
Nori lived with Carter in Toronto for two seasons and watched film with the coach.
—Jason Quick, New York Times, 23 June 2026
Were does the Messi game fit on the list of greatest Arrowhead games, when moments lived up to the hype?
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2026
Allman − Southern rock pioneer and shy leader of The Allman Brothers Band − lived a life of dichotomy.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 17 June 2026
Akagawa lived some of the time nearby, with his wife and their fifteen-year-old dog.
—Literary Hub, 17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lived
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Inclusion of Osage characters and the perspective of Indigenous peoples who first resided in what became the United States of America, marks another key expansion of Sonnenshine’s storytelling.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
23 June 2026
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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.—
Rob Toews,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2026
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After the verdict, Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle said in a statement that her office decided to charge Pino with a felony after determining that there was sufficient evidence that Pino’s actions were reckless, although the jury ultimately disagreed.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
23 June 2026
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Dagher said there was nothing to indicate any other suspects were involved.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
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In the three years between Special and Bitch, Lizzo began bracing herself for a sharp decline in public interest by creating music that existed on the outskirts of what audiences came to know her for.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
23 June 2026
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The Houston Aeros played in the AHL from 2001-13 (and previously existed in various other forms, too).—
John Cassillo,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
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“Lived.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lived. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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