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as in biographies
a history of a person's life
a renowned historian who has written lives of several early presidents
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as in people
a member of the human race
an appalling number of lives were lost in the war
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as in times
the period during which something exists, lasts, or is in progress
the Egyptian civilization had an extremely long life
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as in lifestyles
the way people live at a particular time and place
frontier life must have been rugged, exciting, challenging, and more than a little dangerous
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as in is
to have life
Socrates was a philosopher who lived in ancient Greece
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Recent Examples of lives
JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2025
Women typically spend the middle 60% of their lives in relatively ill-health, due to hormonal changes, diagnostic delays, and other factors, and the last 30% of their lives in relatively good health.
—Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025
Weather events, like extreme heat and wildfires, are becoming more common due to climate change and are having a deadly impact on the lives of thousands.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
In times of uncertainty, stress can feel overwhelming, seeping into every aspect of our lives—from our physical health to our mental clarity and emotional stability.
—Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 29 Oct. 2025
Her presence was a profound blessing for our entire community and her spirit abides in thousands of lives.
—Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Their everyday lives consisted of slogging through an intense tour schedule and stuffing all four members into one hotel room — sometimes, lead singer Patrick Stump, bassist Pete Wentz, guitarist Joe Trohman, and drummer Andy Hurley even slept on the hotel room floor.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2025
The operation, conducted in full public view, reflected intensifying national debate over immigration policy, policing and civil liberties—issues that profoundly affect the lives and rights of New Yorkers and set precedents for enforcement strategies across the United States.
—Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
The festival’s lineup will feature roughly 80 films, including documentaries, shorts and fiction features from 28 countries — all of which tell of the lives, voices and struggles of women, according to a statement.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025
Claire was later adopted and now lives with her new owner and her other dog.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Newsweek spoke to two doctors to find out whether Kardashian Barker’s latest wellness venture lives up to its claims.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Maybe your child takes the bus, lives part-time with another parent, or is starting to drive and needs access to gas money.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 30 Oct. 2025
That’s where my mum and her sisters were raised, and my gran still lives there.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 30 Oct. 2025
And while Gleeson is, as always, terrific, the movie lives or dies based on Farrell’s performance.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
Donoghue’s 10- and 13-year-old sons grew up there — the family, which lives about half an hour away, got a season pass when their younger son, Ray, was 6 months old.
—Shannon Pettypiece, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2025
The law is very much on the side of a person who lives a private life.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
The performers are shown living their lives on the circus backlot, having relationships, building families, and participating in the performance life and ecosystem of the circus.
—JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2025
Women typically spend the middle 60% of their lives in relatively ill-health, due to hormonal changes, diagnostic delays, and other factors, and the last 30% of their lives in relatively good health.
—Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025
Weather events, like extreme heat and wildfires, are becoming more common due to climate change and are having a deadly impact on the lives of thousands.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
In times of uncertainty, stress can feel overwhelming, seeping into every aspect of our lives—from our physical health to our mental clarity and emotional stability.
—Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 29 Oct. 2025
Her presence was a profound blessing for our entire community and her spirit abides in thousands of lives.
—Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Their everyday lives consisted of slogging through an intense tour schedule and stuffing all four members into one hotel room — sometimes, lead singer Patrick Stump, bassist Pete Wentz, guitarist Joe Trohman, and drummer Andy Hurley even slept on the hotel room floor.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2025
The operation, conducted in full public view, reflected intensifying national debate over immigration policy, policing and civil liberties—issues that profoundly affect the lives and rights of New Yorkers and set precedents for enforcement strategies across the United States.
—Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
The festival’s lineup will feature roughly 80 films, including documentaries, shorts and fiction features from 28 countries — all of which tell of the lives, voices and struggles of women, according to a statement.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
Smith noted that a current assumption in aging science is that if a person lives to be 80 years old, 60 of those years may be healthy, and the last 25% will be in relatively ill-health.
—Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025
Claire was later adopted and now lives with her new owner and her other dog.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Newsweek spoke to two doctors to find out whether Kardashian Barker’s latest wellness venture lives up to its claims.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Maybe your child takes the bus, lives part-time with another parent, or is starting to drive and needs access to gas money.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 30 Oct. 2025
That’s where my mum and her sisters were raised, and my gran still lives there.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 30 Oct. 2025
And while Gleeson is, as always, terrific, the movie lives or dies based on Farrell’s performance.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
Donoghue’s 10- and 13-year-old sons grew up there — the family, which lives about half an hour away, got a season pass when their younger son, Ray, was 6 months old.
—Shannon Pettypiece, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2025
The law is very much on the side of a person who lives a private life.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lives
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Music biographies often follow a non-fussy trajectory, rallying their base with nostalgic re-creations of big concert moments and a sturdy timeline that begins with an idol’s birth and ending on a critical juncture in its subject’s life or even death.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
23 Oct. 2025
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Moreover, previous biographies of Baldwin, perhaps because they were written by people who knew him, David Leeming the most intimately, become his collaborators.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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The 56-year-old was found shot six times in the head and torso in Marion County in September 1990.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Together, these women find respite from, and at times refute, perennial patriarchal powers.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
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Neither half of this grotesque couple wanted to end their relationship with a man who had so generously enabled their lifestyles.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
25 Oct. 2025
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These ills barely plague the few remaining hunter-gatherer groups, such as the Hadza living in and around northern Tanzania’s Great Rift Valley, who live ALAN-free and are believed to be one of the best living representatives of ancestral human lifestyles.—
Rowan Jacobsen,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Placement refers to where the child resides.—
Ashley Luthern,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Value resides less in knowing a single thing deeply and more in knowing how to synthesize broadly.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Lawson may not suit up against the Bears, but there is a chance that Jackson will.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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But there is a sense that these great rivals are more evenly matched this time around, with Xabi Alonso’s arrival helping to tighten up a Madrid side who still look just as devastating up top.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The memoirs; the second volume is still a work in progress.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
28 Oct. 2025
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McCurdy and Stoner each end their memoirs proud of having emerged into saner adulthoods.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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Just over a week later, two men, Destry Jones, 20, and Damien Hinson, 18, were arrested in connection with the incident.—
Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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Recent research suggests that young men in low-income communities are particularly affected by financial consequences tied to sports gambling.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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Smart Task Dependencies automatically adjust related tasks when dates or durations change, and the lightweight, fluid design eliminates much of the complexity typically associated with project management software.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
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These circuitous routes greatly lengthen mission durations and limit launches to tight windows.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Lives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lives. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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