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uninterrupted or lasting life
The survival of many endangered species is imperiled by human action.
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Recent Examples of survival
For these newborns, growth is so crucial to survival that every calorie, nutrient and electrolyte is meticulously calculated and prescribed daily.
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Alexander Crider, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
Among other initiatives, Cluck launched a program to improve cardiac arrest survival in the city which included broader public access to defibrillators.
—Steven Rosenbaum, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
Pancreatic cancer drug doubles median survival time A new pancreatic cancer drug doubled median survival time, a significant, if imperfect, advance against a stubborn disease.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 16 Apr. 2026
Following the surgery, the team monitored the eaglets' healing and evaluated their prognosis, the statement said, including the birds' ability to regain essential functions needed for long-term survival.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
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Alexander Crider, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
Among other initiatives, Cluck launched a program to improve cardiac arrest survival in the city which included broader public access to defibrillators.
—Steven Rosenbaum, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
Pancreatic cancer drug doubles median survival time A new pancreatic cancer drug doubled median survival time, a significant, if imperfect, advance against a stubborn disease.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 16 Apr. 2026
Following the surgery, the team monitored the eaglets' healing and evaluated their prognosis, the statement said, including the birds' ability to regain essential functions needed for long-term survival.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
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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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The new telescope’s mirror is the same size as Hubble’s but offers a more panoramic field of view—so sprawling, in fact, that no screen now in existence can display a single Roman image at full resolution.—
Dan Vergano,
Scientific American,
22 Apr. 2026
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Shooting stars appear when fragments of comets and asteroids cross paths with Earth, ending their existence in a fiery outburst as they are swiftly overwhelmed by the extreme heat and pressure of atmospheric entry.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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But first McCarty needed a sense of how many women were imprisoned at Mabel Bassett for crimes tied to their own abuse — a phenomenon that sentencing-reform advocates call criminalized survivorship.—
Pamela Colloff,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
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This year’s luncheon will feature a powerful lineup of speakers whose personal experiences and professional leadership reflect the many dimensions of breast cancer impact from survivorship and advocacy to innovation in care and research.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Survival.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/survival. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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