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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
Nick Caruso, TVLine, 6 Sep. 2025
Hemingway’s former home in Key West, Florida, is now a museum, and descendants of his cats continue to live and receive care there.
—Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
The warplanes recently conducted operational flight testing of AGR-20F live fire at targets over land and water.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2025
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Verb
When Big Brother‘s live feeds returned around 9 pm PT Friday, BB27 was down one larger-than-life player.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 6 Sep. 2025
Hemingway’s former home in Key West, Florida, is now a museum, and descendants of his cats continue to live and receive care there.
—Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Viewers without cable can stream the ceremony through live TV streaming services that offer CBS or MTV, including DirecTV Stream, Hulu + Live TV, Fubo and YouTube TV.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
The warplanes recently conducted operational flight testing of AGR-20F live fire at targets over land and water.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for live
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In the summer of 2024, hundreds of people gathered in Allegawaho Memorial Heritage Park in Council Grove, KS–about 80 miles southwest of Lawrence–a park owned by Kaw Nation that includes one of the three Kaw villages where Kanza people resided from the 1840s to 1872.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The film was backed by Luxembourg and France, has French producers, and Panahi resides in Paris four months a year.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
10 Sep. 2025
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Stuart Russell is convinced that there is exactly zero percent chance that this will end well.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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There is speculation that Harry could reunite with King Charles, 76.—
Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
9 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
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And as far as the blowout loss goes, Scourton isn’t dwelling on the past.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Sep. 2025
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But the film doesn’t dwell on that part of the story, all of which unfolds long after Franz’s death.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Sep. 2025
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The project might also modify an existing stormwater culvert to boost public access, which now means walking through a parking lot.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Sep. 2025
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Club statutes dictate that only the children or grandchildren of existing members (‘socios’) can become new members.—
Mario Cortegana,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Soldier feedback from the event is shaping ongoing enhancements to ensure warfighter readiness and operational relevance in dynamic threat environments, according to a press release.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Sep. 2025
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Indeed, those leaders would be remiss not to seek AI operational efficiencies for the benefit of their shareholders.—
Michael Peregrine,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Bruce Willis is still alive, his family and a caregiving team by his side at all hours.—
David Oliver,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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But keeping the tradition alive is challenging.—
Karina Tsui,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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Think of it as even more competition for our time in the present and future, future the operative descriptor in consideration of Anthropic’s $185 billion private valuation.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Some studies have even suggested the drug improves sleep quality in post-operative patients.—
RJ Mackenzie,
Popular Science,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Live.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/live. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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