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
Their cases often hinge on translating thousands of pages of complex medical records into legal arguments - work that can spell the difference between a family’s financial collapse or survival.
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Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2025
Military Background and Training Although both Decker and Brown served in combat zones, Hawke emphasized the distinction between basic military training and elite-level survival instruction.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2025
The Netflix series, set in 1878 Japan, follows 292 warriors competing in a brutal survival game, with Okada Junichi and Fujisaki Yumia leading the cast.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Aug. 2025
The actress, 68, spoke with PEOPLE following the release of her new sci-fi action movie Osiris, which sees a group of commandos, abducted by an alien race, in a daring fight for survival.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 10 Aug. 2025
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Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2025
Military Background and Training Although both Decker and Brown served in combat zones, Hawke emphasized the distinction between basic military training and elite-level survival instruction.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2025
The Netflix series, set in 1878 Japan, follows 292 warriors competing in a brutal survival game, with Okada Junichi and Fujisaki Yumia leading the cast.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Aug. 2025
The actress, 68, spoke with PEOPLE following the release of her new sci-fi action movie Osiris, which sees a group of commandos, abducted by an alien race, in a daring fight for survival.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 10 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for survival
Noun
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They’re caught up in their own bubble barely registering your existence.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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The bottom line is downright depressing: short of a direct U.S. military intervention that no serious analyst would contemplate, Trump’s toolkit to will a Ukraine peace deal into existence is bare.—
Daniel DePetris,
Time,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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This will give my children who are under 10 years of age ownership as tenants in common with the right of survivorship.—
Liz Weston,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 July 2025
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But sole survivorship in catastrophic crashes remains an anomaly.—
Kate Nalepinski,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 June 2025
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“Survival.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/survival. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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