as in surviving
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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
J.j. Bailey, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
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
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The Steelers have no downfield threat outside of DK Metcalf, subsisting instead on quick runs and passes to their running back tandem of Jaylen Warren and Kenneth Gainwell.
—J.j. Bailey, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
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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And so the city was exposed to future hurricanes, and lost the living guardians whose roots held the land in place.—
Melina Walling,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Yet there’s also growing skepticism about whether AI is living up to these lofty declarations, often made by tech executives with financial interests in the technology’s success.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Congress must strengthen protections for pre-existing conditions, expand coverage options including Medicaid incentives, empower Medicare negotiation of drug prices, and invest in mental health and rural care.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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As for pre-existing ones, Boone said that Carlos Rodón, recovering from elbow surgery to remove loose bodies and shave down a bone spur, and Gerrit Cole, who underwent Tommy John surgery last spring, are doing well with their throwing programs.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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And within that galaxy, not only will stars live-and-die, and not only will star-formation cease once all of the gas has been consumed, but gravitational interactions will eject most of those stellar corpses, as well as the planet remnants that orbit them.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Feb. 2026
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Since the product is live, Gibson believes that supporting local is better as small businesses have the time and labor to properly wash the crop and pick out the dead bugs.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Subsisting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subsisting. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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