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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At living history site Conner Prairie, special fall experiences include the spooky Headless Horseman Festival.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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For New York cinephiles, the series should offer not just an overdue encounter with a legendary critic, but a living demonstration of his method.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The arch support worked overtime for her almost non-existing arches and prevented her shins and feet from feeling pain, an uncomfortable side effect of footwear that’s too flat.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
PEOPLE,
28 Sep. 2025
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Although inflation stretches the Universe flat and expands any pre-existing particles away from one another, this doesn’t necessarily mean the temperature approaches and asymptotes to absolute zero in short order.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The content is part of an interconnected ecosystem that includes toys, books, merchandise and live events.—
Sarah Whitten,
CNBC,
28 Sep. 2025
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They are born in clouds of gas and dust, live brilliant lives, and die in spectacular fashion, leaving behind remnants that continue to influence the cosmos.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Subsisting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subsisting. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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