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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 couples shared a landlord, a bachelor and fitness buff named Jocko who lived alone with his parrot, Pontius Pilate.
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Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
Tupac lived multiple rap existences.
—Jeff Pearlman, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
Michael Mann has revealed that Scott Cooper will direct his Western project Comanche, inspired by the story of Cynthia Ann Parker, a white woman who was kidnapped by Comanches as a child and later lived as a Comanche woman.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025
So when the news arrived that the distillery was collaborating with Björn Frantzén (who has not one, not two, but three Michelin three-star restaurants) on a new whisky, expectations were high—and fortunately the quality of the liquid has lived up to them.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2025
My dad lived to be 96 and my mom lived to be 86, but her older sister lived to be 99.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Finding one last meditation on the beauty of Majorca, head to Palma’s western outskirts by car to visit the Fundació Miró Mallorca, a museum on the property where the 20th-century Spanish painter Joan Miró lived and worked during the final years of his life.
—Emilio Parra Doiztua, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Eliza lived to the astonishing age of 97, having spent just 24 years with Hamilton.
—Jane Kamensky, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
The family lived 2½ blocks away from where the child was found, according to HART.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
Tupac lived multiple rap existences.
—Jeff Pearlman, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
Michael Mann has revealed that Scott Cooper will direct his Western project Comanche, inspired by the story of Cynthia Ann Parker, a white woman who was kidnapped by Comanches as a child and later lived as a Comanche woman.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025
So when the news arrived that the distillery was collaborating with Björn Frantzén (who has not one, not two, but three Michelin three-star restaurants) on a new whisky, expectations were high—and fortunately the quality of the liquid has lived up to them.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2025
My dad lived to be 96 and my mom lived to be 86, but her older sister lived to be 99.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Finding one last meditation on the beauty of Majorca, head to Palma’s western outskirts by car to visit the Fundació Miró Mallorca, a museum on the property where the 20th-century Spanish painter Joan Miró lived and worked during the final years of his life.
—Emilio Parra Doiztua, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Eliza lived to the astonishing age of 97, having spent just 24 years with Hamilton.
—Jane Kamensky, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
The family lived 2½ blocks away from where the child was found, according to HART.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lived
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Wiggins has resided in Solano and Contra Costa counties, according to authorities.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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After the Cubs initially claimed him on social media, his brother told NBC Chicago his support resided with the South Side team.—
Greg Rosenstein,
NBC news,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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But one scholar, Anthony Grafton, who about thirty years ago published Forgers and Critics, focused on how in the early modern period, there was this enormous flourishing not only of culture but also of liars.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Oct. 2025
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There was a chill in the air, but for Liverpool’s midfielder, newly arrived from Spain, the real culture shock was what happened on the pitch.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Then came one of the nuttiest finishes those who stayed will ever see.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
20 Oct. 2025
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The New Yorker has stayed busy over the years, from a run on Boston Public (2002-2003) to a supporting role in We Are Your Friends (2015) alongside Zac Efron.—
Skyler Trepel,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Regardless, the focus on Neanderthals often ignores the dozens of other ancient hominin species that existed for hundreds of thousands of years in various parts of the planet.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
16 Oct. 2025
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This is really the beginning of my journey, before either Atlantics or Lamb existed.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Lived.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lived. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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