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as in endures
to come safely through
the cat miraculously survived a two-story fall
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as in lasts
to continue to operate or to meet one's needs
some old-world customs still survive in modern-day America
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Recent Examples of survives
Fans recommend the film to one another when hope feels scarce, passing along its core conviction that society survives through connection rather than conquest.
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Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
3 July 2026
My parents’ rescue at Entebbe taught me that freedom survives only because people choose to defend it.
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Anne Neuberger,
The Atlantic,
3 July 2026
But hold that thought, because plenty in this trial survives the salt.
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Dan Fitzpatrick,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Thus far, it's not been observed that the nest survives the winter, so an overwintered queen starts a new nest in the spring.
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Arricca Elin Sansone,
Southern Living,
28 June 2026
The goal is to ensure that Scottish culture in South Florida not only survives but thrives for years ahead.
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Joan Murray,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
Sometimes, a person survives only in testimony, but someone must be willing to hear it.
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Literary Hub,
18 June 2026
For that reason, many ORM companies focus on suppression that survives Google updates rather than on throwaway PBNs and grey-hat takedown promises that defined the industry a decade ago.
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Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
3 July 2026
My parents’ rescue at Entebbe taught me that freedom survives only because people choose to defend it.
—
Anne Neuberger,
The Atlantic,
3 July 2026
But hold that thought, because plenty in this trial survives the salt.
—
Dan Fitzpatrick,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Thus far, it's not been observed that the nest survives the winter, so an overwintered queen starts a new nest in the spring.
—
Arricca Elin Sansone,
Southern Living,
28 June 2026
The goal is to ensure that Scottish culture in South Florida not only survives but thrives for years ahead.
—
Joan Murray,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
Sometimes, a person survives only in testimony, but someone must be willing to hear it.
—
Literary Hub,
18 June 2026
For that reason, many ORM companies focus on suppression that survives Google updates rather than on throwaway PBNs and grey-hat takedown promises that defined the industry a decade ago.
—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for survives
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This endures, despite the equally entrenched Hottentot Venus trope of the hypersexualized Black female.
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Times change and empires crumble, yet the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest endures.
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The reduced rate, which serves as an incentive to get more borrowers to enroll in auto pay, lasts through June 30, 2028.
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For one thing, beetle colonies span all life stages and hence require complex containment; superworm cleaning only requires the larval stage, which lasts 10–12 weeks compared to just five to seven weeks for the beetles.
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The Federal Reserve is set to announce its latest decision on interest rates on Wednesday as the central bank weathers the highest inflation in three years.
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Common Pests & Problems Milky Way™ Dietes is a robust plant that weathers occasional insects, disease, and other challenges quite well.
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Boston prevails, 1-0, with Mark Kotsay driving in the game’s only run.
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The uncomfortable truth here is that whether anyone is keeping that eye depends on which level of government prevails, and the contest has barely begun.
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Food and drink Regional cuisine takes the spotlight in many places—Julian Schwamberger lives it.
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The gap between those two facts is where employee value now lives.
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Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Europe’s defense industry remains fragmented and constrained by supply chains, bureaucracy, labor shortages and years of underinvestment.
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Small in size but big on personality, Little Spirit remains one of Atlanta’s most consistently delightful neighborhood cocktail bars.
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Not to do what is economically beneficial, even if there is an argument that is in a client’s immediate best interest, but in holding power to the law.
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Rothrock said there is no specific type of offender, such as a foreign visitor unaware of American laws.
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Each rocker is made from all-weather high- density polyethylene (HDPE) that withstands rain, snow, and wind and resists fading, cracking, and rot.
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Loved for its beautiful summer flowers and attractive bark, crepe myrtle displays superb heat tolerance and has an adaptable root system that withstands a range of growing conditions.
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“Survives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/survives. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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