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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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as in existing
having being at the present time
there are fewer than a dozen living former presidents
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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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as in residing
to have a home
he lives next door to the hospital
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as in being
to have life
Socrates was a philosopher who lived in ancient Greece
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as in livelihood
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Recent Examples of living
The Well Coconut Grove, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
The camera shows images of the pandas' living quarters as well as occasional appearances of the animals themselves.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Essence, 8 Aug. 2025
In some locations, co-living operators have begun facilitating skills exchange programmes, connecting mobile professionals with local entrepreneurs to support inclusive innovation.
—Angelica Krystle Donati, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Zahra Nader, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
The only living president to be featured on a coin was Calvin Coolidge in 1926, as shown online by The American Numismatic Association.
—Kit Maher, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Here, life will be defined by balance, presence, and connection, where wellness is a part of everyday living.
—The Well Coconut Grove, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
The camera shows images of the pandas' living quarters as well as occasional appearances of the animals themselves.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
For Jones, the heart of co-living is all about companionship, growth, and collaboration.
—Essence, 8 Aug. 2025
In some locations, co-living operators have begun facilitating skills exchange programmes, connecting mobile professionals with local entrepreneurs to support inclusive innovation.
—Angelica Krystle Donati, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Noun
The entire country was left in darkness, with millions of women and girls living under the Taliban losing their last connection to the outside world.
—Zahra Nader, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
The only living president to be featured on a coin was Calvin Coolidge in 1926, as shown online by The American Numismatic Association.
—Kit Maher, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for living
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
Adjective
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The arch support worked overtime for her almost non-existing arches and prevented her shins and feet from feeling pain, an uncomfortable side effect of footwear that’s too flat.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
PEOPLE,
28 Sep. 2025
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Although inflation stretches the Universe flat and expands any pre-existing particles away from one another, this doesn’t necessarily mean the temperature approaches and asymptotes to absolute zero in short order.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The combination of advances in science, technology—supercomputing and superconducting magnets—and, critically, money from AI hyperscalers and others makes fusion power a realistic option when the world is demanding much more electricity.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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But that's not always realistic, cost-effective, or convenient.—
Amber J. Tresca,
Verywell Health,
2 Oct. 2025
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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As for me, a fourth-generation Floridian residing in West Palm Beach?—
Skye Sherman,
Southern Living,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Critics, including from Dartmouth’s own student body, accused her of being tone-deaf to the concerns of artists and writers whose livelihoods are threatened by AI automation.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
3 Oct. 2025
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Lamont Hopewell, a driver that delivers on behalf of Amazon’s DBK4 facility in Queens, said the bill would have a positive impact on his and other workers’ livelihoods.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Once the new antenna becomes operational, New Norcia will be ESA’s first ground station to host two deep space antennas.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Oct. 2025
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In addressing irreparable harm, Immergut said the state faced constitutional injury from loss of control over its Guard, operational harm from diversion of troops trained for state emergencies and public safety risks.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Aside from these extant benchmarks, experts have long debated what an ideal demonstration would look like.—
Matthew Hutson,
IEEE Spectrum,
22 Sep. 2025
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Tracking new information about the firm The other challenge for extant directors is to stay abreast of the news, 8-Ks, chatter, or sentiment about the firm between board meetings.—
Shivaram Rajgopal,
Forbes.com,
19 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
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“Living.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/living. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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