subsists

present tense third-person singular of subsist

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Verb
  • There isn’t a ton of video footage of him, but there’s this interview with Robert Ressler and some of that is in the Peacock documentary.
    Hunter Ingram, Variety, 18 Oct. 2025
  • So, because of that, there is some gaging and figuring out to do.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The enclave lies in ruins, and a vast majority of the population lives without adequate access to shelter and medical care.
    Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2025
  • If people feel a little like audience members observing their friends’ lives when looking at social media, that’s probably in part because people think of their friends as audiences when posting.
    Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • To commemorate the milestone, Alvarez shared the video online, hoping to show her followers that the kind of relationship many dream of really exists.
    Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
  • As its name illustrates, Salt Lake City exists because of the Great Salt Lake.
    Big Think, Big Think, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Subsists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subsists. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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