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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
Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
Families will love the lakefront chalets, complete with butler service and up to 2,799 square feet of living space, while those seeking a more modest setup can opt for connecting rooms.
—Siobhan Reid, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2025
Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Sep. 2025
Holland, a former professional rugby league player, signed with WWE in 2018 and debuted at an NXT live event that same year.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
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Verb
And believe us, these legends truly live up to the hype.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
Families will love the lakefront chalets, complete with butler service and up to 2,799 square feet of living space, while those seeking a more modest setup can opt for connecting rooms.
—Siobhan Reid, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Hear from a lineup of live musicians at two different stages.
—Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Sep. 2025
Holland, a former professional rugby league player, signed with WWE in 2018 and debuted at an NXT live event that same year.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for live
Verb
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Cookie who is believed to be a mix of a Labrador and American Staffordshire terrier is currently residing at Ingle’s in Brooklyn, New York, until she is adopted.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Now, the 35-year-old resides in Portugal's capital, Lisbon, with her partner, Swiss artist-filmmaker Tobias Madison, and their newborn child.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Overall, there are 838 total general officers and admirals on active duty -- 446 of them are from the higher two-star, three-star and four-star ranks -- according to the Pentagon's latest statistics from June.—
Anne Flaherty,
ABC News,
30 Sep. 2025
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Lewis said during Monday’s midday press conference that there were plans in the works to again get tickets distributed.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 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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The Six of Cups asks you to revisit your past—not to dwell, but to reclaim lost parts of yourself.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 Oct. 2025
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The players didn’t dwell on Bonner leaving the team, instead committing wholly to Aari McDonald, who joined the Fever as Bonner’s replacement.—
Sabreena Merchant,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The result of skilled labor, universities, banks and existing industry bonding together becomes clear in many ways, including, of course, a top layer of entrepreneurs and capitalists owning and deploying billions of Swiss Francs.—
Peter Vanham,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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For women with dense breasts, several options exist beyond standard mammography.—
Dr. Megha Gupta,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Donell Harvin, a homeland security and public health emergency expert at Georgetown University, told CNN on Sunday that the attacker may have conducted pre-operational surveillance and come up with a plan that maximizes fatalities and damage.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
29 Sep. 2025
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This prefab home is covered with massive, operational windows that allow light to pour in on each side and can be opened to let in a cool breeze.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The halls are alive with the sound of confusion.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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For Livramento, this means his hopes of going to the World Cup with England remain very much alive, too, so as damaging as this may prove for Newcastle in the short term, this can only be considered a good prognosis.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 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 5 Oct. 2025.
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