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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
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
23 June 2026
The labor of these aging world-builders becomes a blueprint to navigate memory, legacy, and mortality, revealing the divine spirit residing in their daily lives.
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Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
22 June 2026
Jill is left to keep their sisterhood alive on her own by adding new messages to their extensive catalogue of voicemails sent to each other over the course of their young lives, leading to the deep love Wes forms for her over her messy and real revelations about life.
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Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
22 June 2026
Despite ongoing macroeconomic and political issues, consumers turned out in force to honor the men in their lives.
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Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
22 June 2026
To his family, Clive was Dad and Granddaddy, the steady presence at the center of our lives, the source of wisdom, strength, encouragement, and unconditional love.
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Dan Hyman,
Rolling Stone,
22 June 2026
Perhaps every story in which the characters are fundamentally unable to change their lives is subject to this same dilemma.
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Literary Hub,
22 June 2026
However, for some, gambling is an addiction that can ruin lives and families.
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Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
22 June 2026
The chance to change the lives of millions of people for the better.
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Abid Rahman,
HollywoodReporter,
22 June 2026
Food Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
Heston is at his most gleefully cynical as Robert Thorn, a police detective who lives and works in a New York City decimated by environmental deterioration and dwindling resources.
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Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
23 June 2026
Many of these restaurants will open during January’s launch phase; meanwhile, lunch at Tapasake lives up to its extraordinary surroundings, perched on The Link’s broad rooftop, sheltered between the two towers.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 June 2026
Armando Soriano, his wife and two children traveled from the fringes of the city to a smaller Fan Fest in a plaza just a mile from where Ramírez lives, where locals rolled up to the screen before them on motorcycles and beer, tequila and snacks were sold from plastic tubs strapped to moving carts.
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Megan Janetsky,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
If the research is your motivation, traditional sauna is where the data actually lives.
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Allison Palmer,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 June 2026
The gap between the two is where performance lives.
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Bydr. Corrie Block,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Like many immigrant parents, Alva’s mother took a back seat in her kids’ lives because of the language barrier.
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Karen Valby,
Vanity Fair,
16 June 2026
The silent sci-fi film, which depicts a dystopian future in which the wealthy upper class prospers in a utopia while the working class lives and toils in a dismal underground society, was released in theaters in 1927.
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Britt Hayes,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 June 2026
Noun
The town’s predicament highlights the limits of any ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel, and the lingering hardship faced by residents whose lives have been upended by years of conflict.
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Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
23 June 2026
The labor of these aging world-builders becomes a blueprint to navigate memory, legacy, and mortality, revealing the divine spirit residing in their daily lives.
—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
22 June 2026
Jill is left to keep their sisterhood alive on her own by adding new messages to their extensive catalogue of voicemails sent to each other over the course of their young lives, leading to the deep love Wes forms for her over her messy and real revelations about life.
—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
22 June 2026
Despite ongoing macroeconomic and political issues, consumers turned out in force to honor the men in their lives.
—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
22 June 2026
To his family, Clive was Dad and Granddaddy, the steady presence at the center of our lives, the source of wisdom, strength, encouragement, and unconditional love.
—
Dan Hyman,
Rolling Stone,
22 June 2026
Perhaps every story in which the characters are fundamentally unable to change their lives is subject to this same dilemma.
—
Literary Hub,
22 June 2026
However, for some, gambling is an addiction that can ruin lives and families.
—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
22 June 2026
The chance to change the lives of millions of people for the better.
—
Abid Rahman,
HollywoodReporter,
22 June 2026
Verb
According to Silva, who lives near Comala, the restaurants worth noting here are Cuaxiote, De La Suerte, and Hacienda Pascual Nogueras with chef Alan Ramos.
—
Food Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
Heston is at his most gleefully cynical as Robert Thorn, a police detective who lives and works in a New York City decimated by environmental deterioration and dwindling resources.
—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
23 June 2026
Many of these restaurants will open during January’s launch phase; meanwhile, lunch at Tapasake lives up to its extraordinary surroundings, perched on The Link’s broad rooftop, sheltered between the two towers.
—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 June 2026
Armando Soriano, his wife and two children traveled from the fringes of the city to a smaller Fan Fest in a plaza just a mile from where Ramírez lives, where locals rolled up to the screen before them on motorcycles and beer, tequila and snacks were sold from plastic tubs strapped to moving carts.
—
Megan Janetsky,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
If the research is your motivation, traditional sauna is where the data actually lives.
—
Allison Palmer,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 June 2026
The gap between the two is where performance lives.
—
Bydr. Corrie Block,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Like many immigrant parents, Alva’s mother took a back seat in her kids’ lives because of the language barrier.
—
Karen Valby,
Vanity Fair,
16 June 2026
The silent sci-fi film, which depicts a dystopian future in which the wealthy upper class prospers in a utopia while the working class lives and toils in a dismal underground society, was released in theaters in 1927.
—
Britt Hayes,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lives
Noun
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Activists and political figures now often comb through the biographies of journalists at major institutions looking for instances of past behavior that could signal political bias.
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Those biographies were not included in the poll release.
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The golden generation of American men — Christian Pulisic, Weston McKennie, Tyler Adams and the rest of the Group D winning crew — live and surrounded by red, white and blue in the home of the red and gold.
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Grown men hugged one another, and at least one started crying.
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This would mean producing more than 50 times more compute annually than all of TSMC.
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Sometimes, the streets appear glittering; other times, seedy and dangerous.
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For a long time, the lifestyles and foibles of the modest bourgeoisie were a mainstay of art-house cinema, with urbane, upscale audiences happy to turn out to see versions of their own lives depicted on the screen.
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Aside from floor type, our team shops for options that specifically suit our lifestyles.
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Freeman’s pops, Super Bowl XXXI-winning wide receiver Antonio Freeman as a member of the Green Bay Packers, ran out of Seattle 31-10 winners over the Seahawks in 1996 when the wideout hauled in seven receptions and two touchdowns at the old Kingdome, which used to sit where Lumen Field resides now.
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If home is where the heart is, then the front porch is where the soul resides.
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Rothrock said there is no specific type of offender, such as a foreign visitor unaware of American laws.
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Rabbitt said investigators believe the deaths occurred entirely inside Steadman's apartment and that, based on the evidence collected so far, there is no indication anyone from outside the family was involved.
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Another early closer – this specialty production, in which a rotating cast of celebrities read the (supposedly) unintentionally funny memoirs of other celebrities, was planned for a summer-long run, but audience lack of interest and critics’ lack of luster reviews put the kibosh on that.
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Her account there is excessive and loose, a counterweight to her essays and memoirs, which can seem opaque and professorial.
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In fact, many of us often end up buying things that our colleagues found during their search.
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“Lives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lives. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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