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
From here on out, Cam is pretty much tripping balls every day for the rest of his life, subsisting for the first few weeks on a bulk purchase from Lump.
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Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
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.
—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
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Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subsist
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The owl has lived there since 2008, after an eye injury led him to be rescued by Stone Nature Center in Topeka.—
Beth Lipoff,
Kansas City Star,
12 Jan. 2026
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Public records show that the majority of council members live primarily in West Hialeah.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
12 Jan. 2026
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There are scientific and sound studies to back up OneSkin’s Peptide Age Reversal Moisturizer’s claims, but shopper testimonies, too—between the brand’s website and Amazon, this has 5,000 five-star ratings.—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
7 Jan. 2026
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Mayor Quinton Lucas said there is an urgency for the completion of a permanent municipal jail.—
Ben Wheeler,
Kansas City Star,
7 Jan. 2026
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Upon its completion, the ballroom is expected to be larger than the rest of the existing White House.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Some exemptions for law enforcement agencies exist, but Cal-OSHA claims the sheriff’s office refused to prove its exemption, according to court documents.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Subsist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subsist. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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