subsists

verb

present tense third-person singular of subsist
as in is
to have life a love that was as great as any that ever did subsist

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Recent Examples of subsists While the former requires, actually subsists, on no cookware at all, the latter requires a great big saute pan. — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 23 June 2026 But what if their financial defenses run short of cash, or the model on which the entire AI industry subsists founders? — Andrew Cockburn, Harpers Magazine, 2 June 2026
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  1. is
  2. lives
  3. exists
Verb
  • The goal is to keep more legal work in-house and use outside counsel only when there is a specific reason to do so.
    — Brian Maass, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • In a recent letter to the communities, CMS didn’t make any promises about a last-minute rescue and warned prices might be higher if there is an emergency allocation.
    — Steve Zalusky, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of is
Verb
  • Transforming lives More than 20 individuals with disabilities have been trained and hired by ARSOBO.
    — Allie Torgan, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Jones, who lives about an hour from the main Canadian horse export crossing, told NYT that his reselling of mustangs has saved the government millions of dollars.
    — Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of lives
Verb
  • The second appears to describe a correspondence between a prediction and reality, and this correspondence can only be properly established once the relevant reality exists and can be compared with the prediction.
    — Hamilton Mann, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The case is not about whether postpartum psychosis exists, and not about the many other mothers who have struggled with postpartum psychosis.
    — Dr. Susan Hatters Friedman, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of exists

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“Subsists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subsists. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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