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
Dallas’ offense is swinging for the fences on every possession, subsisting almost exclusively on a diet of explosive plays.
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Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Sep. 2025
In fact, many traditional northern hunter–gatherers such as the Inuit subsisted mostly on animal foods.
—ArsTechnica, 28 July 2025
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.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 10 Apr. 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
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Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Sep. 2025
In fact, many traditional northern hunter–gatherers such as the Inuit subsisted mostly on animal foods.
—ArsTechnica, 28 July 2025
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.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 10 Apr. 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subsist
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Hungarians living near the southern frontier, where Orbán made a show of building a border fence during the refugee crisis, are travelling to Croatia to buy cheap groceries.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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The victim lived with his mom in the University Heights section of the Bronx, about 3 miles from where he was killed.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
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There is a continued shortage of memory chips which has driven prices of that component to unprecedented highs.—
Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
15 Apr. 2026
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Data obtained from the license plates cannot be held for more than 21 days unless there is an active criminal investigation, officials said.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
15 Apr. 2026
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Delta’s existing Airbus A330-200 and A33-300 is also getting an upgrade, with similar Delta One perks in the cabin.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
13 Apr. 2026
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In several cases, mandates were extended or new appointments pushed through before existing terms had expired — moves that effectively kept loyal leadership locked in place for years, well beyond any potential change in government.—
Justin Spike,
Fortune,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Subsist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subsist. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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