survival

noun

Definition of survivalnext
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 Maintaining sales at scale is crucial for survival at this point in the EV race, analysts say. — Matthew Tan,evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 20 July 2026 There’s been more than a whiff of survival about Argentina at the World Cup, which is why their powers of progression are so remarkable. — Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 20 July 2026 The company says those disasters showed how few last-resort survival options exist once evacuation can no longer happen. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2026 While there's always a survival element in these movies, the action-centric approach is a critical part of the series' DNA. — Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 19 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for survival
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  1. existence
  2. survivorship
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  • For much of its existence, the Yale Summer Cabaret behaved like a conventional summer theater operation, with one main team programming and producing several shows with a repertory company of actors.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026
  • The project was born from Hebden’s long-running Spotify playlist, which has swelled to more than 2,300 songs and 192 hours of music in its decade of existence, and whose title is also rendered in a perpetually changing string of Wingdings.
    — Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 18 July 2026
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  • Depending on how the property was held, this is either an affidavit of survivorship, a new deed, or documentation from the probate court.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2026
  • In reality, experts say survivorship is its own phase of care.
    — Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 15 June 2026
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