as in to live
to have life
a love that was as great as any that ever did subsist
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Recent Examples of subsist
While tough shot-making is fun, prospects who subsist too heavily on that diet have a much higher failure rate as pros, where those shots go from hard to harder.
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John Hollinger, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Until the money arrived, Haley had been trying to subsist largely on black coffee.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 8 Nov. 2025
Some scientists suggest that humans, in fact, made evolutionary leaps as scavengers subsisting off of cats’ felled prey, picking the bones clean.
—Rebecca Van Laer
september 30, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025
Dallas’ offense is swinging for the fences on every possession, subsisting almost exclusively on a diet of explosive plays.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Sep. 2025
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John Hollinger, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Until the money arrived, Haley had been trying to subsist largely on black coffee.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 8 Nov. 2025
Some scientists suggest that humans, in fact, made evolutionary leaps as scavengers subsisting off of cats’ felled prey, picking the bones clean.
—Rebecca Van Laer
september 30, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025
Dallas’ offense is swinging for the fences on every possession, subsisting almost exclusively on a diet of explosive plays.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subsist
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As a result, many working-class Korean and Latino immigrant households lived side by side and often confronted similar challenges, including substandard housing conditions, landlord abuses and underfunded public schools.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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Related Stories The launch gives subscribers live broadcasts from five channels, TF1, TMC, TFX, TF1 Séries Films and the 24-hour news channel LCI, alongside thousands of hours of on-demand programming.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
18 June 2026
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And then there was a whole separate conversation with Meija, who nobody knew anything about.—
Kate Aurthur,
Variety,
17 June 2026
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There is now much greater emphasis on analysis and data.—
Andy Mitten,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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Many of the existing lodgepole guest cabins were built by the Butler family—and in the 30s, the younger generations opened the ranch to friends and family guests from the east.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 June 2026
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Upon closing, existing Fox shareholders are expected to own approximately 73% of the combined company and legacy Roku shareholders approximately 27%.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
15 June 2026
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“Subsist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subsist. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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