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adjective

ˈli-viŋ How to pronounce living (audio)
Definition of livingnext
1
as in operating
being in effective operation a living tradition of the holiday season a living culture that has survived a number of foreign invasions

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2
as in existing
having being at the present time there are fewer than a dozen living former presidents

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3
as in breathing
having or showing life is your hamster still living?

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as in realistic
closely resembling the object imitated an outdoor museum that is a living re-creation of a typical New England village circa 1840

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living

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noun

as in livelihood

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living

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verb

present participle of live
1
as in residing
to have a home he lives next door to the hospital

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2
as in being
to have life Socrates was a philosopher who lived in ancient Greece

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Recent Examples of living
Adjective
How to find a co-living space Two platforms are commonly used by people exploring the model. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2026 Historical memory is hugely helpful in separating false promises from sincere innovation, and that should make living legends ideal for steadying progress. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 31 May 2026
Noun
Even the base Luxury King and Luxury Two Queen weigh in at around 650 square feet, with a step-down living area that makes work trips feel less like working out of your bedroom. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026 At the time, Rice was an account executive for PadSplit, an online co-living rental marketplace, where users can rent rooms in shared living spaces. — Diamy Wang august 15, Charlotte Observer, 15 Aug. 2026
Verb
Panettiere was candid about her struggles while living so much of her life in the public eye. — Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026 In 27 states, there are fewer than one civil legal aid attorney for every 10,000 people living below 200% of the federal poverty level, leaving far too few lawyers to meet overwhelming demand. — Verna L. Williams, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for living
Recent Examples of Synonyms for living
  1. operating
  2. existing
  3. alive
  4. realistic
  5. livelihood
  6. residing
  7. operational
  8. extant
Adjective
  • That sits on the books of the league’s 32 Equity investment arm, and 1/32 of any gains or losses in the entity flow through the Packers’ non-operating income.
    — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 24 July 2026
  • True, some if the upside surprise has come from non-operating gains on holdings in huge, private AI pioneers, but not all of it.
    — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 2 June 2026
Definition of operating
Adjective
  • Autonomy is increasingly being treated as a means of changing how existing vehicles are used rather than simply as a new type of weapon.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Taking a pre-existing movie and branding it as a sequel to a totally unrelated Hollywood hit was common practice in Italy from the late 1970s until the mid-’90s.
    — Katie Rife, IndieWire, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of existing
Adjective
  • Hope remained alive even after the key 48 to 72 hour window to find survivors beneath the rubble has long passed.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Marion ‘Suge’ Knight Knight and Davis are the only remaining people alive who were directly involved in the encounter that led to Shakur’s death.
    — Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of alive
Adjective
  • So for younger consumers especially, a tote or backpack is a far more realistic first step into the brand than a signifant luggage investment piece.
    — Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Its most realistic hazards remain localized hydrothermal explosions, earthquakes, and the remote possibility of a smaller volcanic eruption.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of realistic
Noun
  • When a family dispute leads to a terrible act of betrayal, their livelihood is suddenly lost.
    — Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The ban, however, wiped out a crop that provided a large share of rural income, without real alternative livelihoods, and in some cases, through force.
    — Kara Fox, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of livelihood
Verb
  • However, this masterpiece of art is temporarily residing in The British Museum in London, England, on a historic once-in-a-generation agreement from France while its permanent home undergoes major museum renovations.
    — Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The study examined 1,089 working adults residing on lower apartment floors in Tokyo.
    — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of residing
Adjective
  • Disney will also provide operational oversight though the new park will be operated by Miral which is contracting Disney's Imagineers – architects named after their imaginative use of engineering – to design it.
    — Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Announced on August 13, the project will use Firefly’s Elytra orbital vehicle to approach, examine, and remove spacecraft nearing the end of their operational lives.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of operational
Adjective
  • Thus far this century, several fundamental changes in the healthcare system have succeeded in getting passed in Congress, perhaps in part due to their working more or less within the confines of an extant system.
    — Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Red dwarfs are very volatile bodies, giving off enormous amounts of X-rays and ultraviolet energy, both of which can destroy extant life or prevent it from getting started in the first place.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 16 July 2026
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