as in living
to have life
a love that was as great as any that ever did subsist
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Recent Examples of subsisting
Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Dallas’ offense is swinging for the fences on every possession, subsisting almost exclusively on a diet of explosive plays.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subsisting
Verb
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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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Through a lens of witness and empathy, the film becomes not only a portrait of resilience but also a living memorial to Fatma.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Some locations will open in pre-existing Spirit Halloween stores, while others will be new locations.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
22 Oct. 2025
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Thus, current fears reinforce a pre-existing localism, and infuse it with new and intense emotions.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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After being integrated, this system will demonstrate its capabilities in live-fire tests – advancing the Department of War’s effort to evaluate and accelerate new, cost-effective strike capabilities for conventional deterrence.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Oct. 2025
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Along the road, shoppers thronged the market stalls, buying live chickens, vegetables, spices, snacks, and sundries.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Subsisting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subsisting. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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