subsisted

past tense of subsist

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subsisted
Verb
  • The following day, Kidman filed for divorce in Nashville, where the former couple had lived since 2007.
    Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Perdue has lived a double life—having access to immense privilege and money from two business empires, while holding down a regular job and living frugally.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • As in years past, there was plenty of heated debate, some clever campaigning on social media, a last-minute push for votes from A-list significant others and a few races that were neck-and-neck right up until the last ballot was cast.
    Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
  • In backrooms, there was none of the surveillance tech that reputable casinos use to catch players cheating.
    Rob Wile, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • And never mind that there is an actual anti-fascist movement, not only in Europe, but one that’s existed in the United States.
    Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
  • And this is a very important Esther season and a really big complicated story for her, that couldn’t have existed first season.
    Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Subsisted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subsisted. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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