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
Pulling a cannonball There are a lot of baby boomers — among the most populous of generations — who are dependent on Social Security to augment their savings or merely to subsist.
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Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
Many scenes in the film are spoken in the local language and the village, as well as the mountainous, rugged landscape that surrounds it, are portrayed as subsisting at the edge between wilderness and civilization.
—Bartolomeo Sala, The Dial, 27 Mar. 2025
Walker quit smoking and drinking after the sudden death of a close friend, Link said, and subsisted mainly on juiced vegetables for the last 15 years of his life.
—Hilarie M. Sheets, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2025
The images showed him in saffron robes, subsisting (as the news channels reported) only on coconut water.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
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Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
Many scenes in the film are spoken in the local language and the village, as well as the mountainous, rugged landscape that surrounds it, are portrayed as subsisting at the edge between wilderness and civilization.
—Bartolomeo Sala, The Dial, 27 Mar. 2025
Walker quit smoking and drinking after the sudden death of a close friend, Link said, and subsisted mainly on juiced vegetables for the last 15 years of his life.
—Hilarie M. Sheets, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2025
The images showed him in saffron robes, subsisting (as the news channels reported) only on coconut water.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
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Those wanting to stream the show live can do so with a Peacock premium subscription or stream new episodes the next day with a basic Peacock subscription.—
Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
26 Oct. 2025
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The living room walls in Paulsen’s home are covered in framed photos of Kelly and their kids.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Currently, there is no data on the containment status of the fire and the cause has yet to be determined.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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There are alternative sources for jobs data, such as ADP’s private-sector payrolls and proxies produced by the Chicago Fed, which Goolsbee oversees, but few good ways to track consumer prices.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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These plans are gaining in appeal in some cases for younger Americans without existing health conditions, to save them from paying for full coverage.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Every two weeks, three new GCCs are set up in India, and 60% of existing centers plan to expand.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Subsist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subsist. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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