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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
One of those neighbors was Lat Williams, who has lived full-time on the same stretch of beach as Morgan and Dodick for decades.
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Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
Billionaire Hushang Ansary has lived his life at the junction of money and power.
—Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Both lived under dictatorships.
—Elizabeth B. Kim, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Nov. 2025
The 13-track alternative project showcases Harper's vocal and instrumental talents with sharp, journal-like lyrics about moving through young adulthood between New Zealand and New York City, where he's lived now for a few years.
—Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
Peter supports his two siblings, erratic recovering addict Lia (The Bear’s Abby Elliott, who does get a few good scenes) and Brian (Daniel Monks), who has lived with physical disabilities since childhood.
—Judy Berman, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
In other words, our distant ancestors lived with food scarcity, always forced to forage or hunt.
—Bryant Stamford, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Nov. 2025
Our editors lived with and used each bath sheet after showering, measuring absorbency, softness, and dry time.
—Jasmine Desiree, Architectural Digest, 31 Oct. 2025
The central question was where the canvassers lived during the petition drive, Wood said.
—Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2025
Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
Billionaire Hushang Ansary has lived his life at the junction of money and power.
—Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Both lived under dictatorships.
—Elizabeth B. Kim, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Nov. 2025
The 13-track alternative project showcases Harper's vocal and instrumental talents with sharp, journal-like lyrics about moving through young adulthood between New Zealand and New York City, where he's lived now for a few years.
—Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
Peter supports his two siblings, erratic recovering addict Lia (The Bear’s Abby Elliott, who does get a few good scenes) and Brian (Daniel Monks), who has lived with physical disabilities since childhood.
—Judy Berman, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
In other words, our distant ancestors lived with food scarcity, always forced to forage or hunt.
—Bryant Stamford, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Nov. 2025
Our editors lived with and used each bath sheet after showering, measuring absorbency, softness, and dry time.
—Jasmine Desiree, Architectural Digest, 31 Oct. 2025
The central question was where the canvassers lived during the petition drive, Wood said.
—Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lived
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Miami Gardens Detective Jeremy McIntyre said Clayton had been living in San Diego for about a year before his arrest and had previously resided in Delaware.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
5 Nov. 2025
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The tragedy of the Bradley is still a painful sting to communities across Presque Isle County, where many of the crew resided.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Then too there was a whole other set of incentives.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Hell there was even a cartoon about it.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Now, industry eyerolling at the thought of listening faster has existed since the majority of audio storytelling moved from terrestrial radio—where there’s no skipping, scrubbing forward or backward, and certainly no way to speed things up—to podcasting.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Indie sleaze, the hallucination of a 2000s seedy-chic genre that never fully existed, is in vogue.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Lived.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lived. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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