as in survivance
uninterrupted or lasting life
The survival of many endangered species is imperiled by human action.
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Recent Examples of survival
However, this ended up adding more challenges to the tree's survival, preventing it from aging naturally.
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Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 18 June 2026
The psychological toll of living at or below the survival wage is immense.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 18 June 2026
Iran is casting its survival as a strategic victory over the US and Israel.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 18 June 2026
In cold water, survival time can collapse frighteningly fast.
—New Atlas, 18 June 2026
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Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 18 June 2026
The psychological toll of living at or below the survival wage is immense.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 18 June 2026
Iran is casting its survival as a strategic victory over the US and Israel.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 18 June 2026
In cold water, survival time can collapse frighteningly fast.
—New Atlas, 18 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for survival
Recent Examples of Synonyms for survival
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A discussion led by Weeden on native survivance in the face of suppression and colonization will follow.—
Courant Community,
Courant Community,
8 May 2017
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But the other movie, which is far more interesting and significant, is the one that demonstrates, simply by virtue of its existence, what some of the possibilities might be for the use of AI within the world of feature filmmaking.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
18 June 2026
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This Program is no longer in existence.—
Sooji Nam,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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In reality, experts say survivorship is its own phase of care.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
15 June 2026
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Half of them received only standard survivorship care without the yoga, while the other half received standard care and were also enrolled in the Yoga for Cancer Survivors (YOCAS) program.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
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“Survival.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/survival. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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