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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Monroe, who was living with a friend of her mother's at the time, reportedly wed her then-boyfriend to avoid going into foster care, Dougherty told UPI in February 1990.—
Nicole Briese,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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Gap UltraSoft Denim Swing Chore Jacket The ultimate fall jacket lives somewhere between a barn coat and classic denim, and the Gap UltraSoft Denim Swing Chore Jacket hits that sweet spot.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Nov. 2025
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Besides Prabowo’s involvement, there are also still a number of Suharto loyalists in Indonesia.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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Veterans Day is almost here and there are plenty of freebies and discounts available for retired and active-duty military service members.—
Cheryl V. Jackson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
11 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 22 Nov. 2025.
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