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as in living
to come safely through
the cat miraculously survived a two-story fall
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as in lasting
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 surviving
Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 11 June 2026
Reaching that age after surviving the Holocaust is nothing short of a miracle.
—Jessica Tzikas, Sun Sentinel, 11 June 2026
This round was about getting through, surviving and advancing.
—ABC News, 11 June 2026
The museum’s centerpiece is the historic Percy & Small Shipyard, the nation’s only surviving shipyard from the large wooden vessel era and the site where the giant schooner Wyoming was built.
—Usa Today Network, USA Today, 10 June 2026
Today, the surviving structures, trails, polo field and open space continue to attract visitors from around the world.
—Daily News, 9 June 2026
The springy, resilient and substantive material has a way of surviving consumer wear-and-tear relatively unscathed.
—Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 9 June 2026
Pace had gone through rounds of layoffs before, and surviving employees knew what often followed.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 9 June 2026
The Price of Forgiveness tells a 19-year-old woman’s story of surviving an honor killing attempt perpetrated by her father and uncle.
—James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 4 June 2026
Verb
With its distinctive, hornlike snout and protrudable jaws, the pink-skinned living fossil is the only surviving representative of a family lineage that dates back nearly 125 million years.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 11 June 2026
Reaching that age after surviving the Holocaust is nothing short of a miracle.
—Jessica Tzikas, Sun Sentinel, 11 June 2026
This round was about getting through, surviving and advancing.
—ABC News, 11 June 2026
The museum’s centerpiece is the historic Percy & Small Shipyard, the nation’s only surviving shipyard from the large wooden vessel era and the site where the giant schooner Wyoming was built.
—Usa Today Network, USA Today, 10 June 2026
Today, the surviving structures, trails, polo field and open space continue to attract visitors from around the world.
—Daily News, 9 June 2026
The springy, resilient and substantive material has a way of surviving consumer wear-and-tear relatively unscathed.
—Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 9 June 2026
Pace had gone through rounds of layoffs before, and surviving employees knew what often followed.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 9 June 2026
The Price of Forgiveness tells a 19-year-old woman’s story of surviving an honor killing attempt perpetrated by her father and uncle.
—James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 4 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surviving
Adjective
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Experts are particularly concerned about the safety of the cheetahs, as no extant cheetah populations coexist with tigers in the wild.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
1 June 2026
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Despite the game’s authenticity to real pinball, Space Cadet wasn’t based on an extant physical table, but was merely one part of the Full Tilt!—
Kyle Orland,
ArsTechnica,
26 May 2026
Verb
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California is the nation's most populous state, accounting for roughly 12% of the nation's population, with 1 in 8 Americans living there.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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Additionally, a separate, nationwide setback began around 2010, negatively impacting almost every living adult simultaneously, regardless of their birth year.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
10 June 2026
Verb
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Sunday marks 100 days since the war in the Middle East began, and the conflict continues to drive substantial volatility across all asset classes in every region of the world as a lasting peace deal remains elusive.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
7 June 2026
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Iran has demanded that any lasting truce extend to Lebanon.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
7 June 2026
Adjective
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Younger generations are struggling to save for retirement, while existing retirees increasingly must go back to work to make ends meet.—
Joshua Rivera,
Vanity Fair,
8 June 2026
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However, unless select patients have a predisposition to depositing plastics plus the usual pre-existing risk factors, the plastics are likely a cause of the vascular events.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2026
Verb
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Crypto slide continued, with bitcoin weathering its ugliest week in months, briefly dipping below $62,000 before steadying near $63,719.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
5 June 2026
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Like a leather jacket or handbag, these bed frames below will age with grace, weathering into a totally bespoke piece with years of wear.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
28 May 2026
Verb
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But while the Netherlands is alive in the FIFA World Cup, orange will be the prevailing hue at the training facility in Riverside.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
10 June 2026
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Until now, the prevailing logic has been that only supermassive black holes could whip up winds powerful enough to lay waste to the largest galaxies.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
10 June 2026
Adjective
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Such undead falsehoods drive our current peril.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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Yet the current system leaves parents struggling to afford care, providers struggling to stay afloat and workers struggling to remain in the profession.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2026
Verb
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Interpretive exhibits, wind in the oak forests and eagles drifting below reveal the site’s enduring significance, while rangers and tribal partners share how these mounds remain living heritage, not relics.—
USA TODAY Network,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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The 1939 film, which starred Garland as Dorothy Gale, recently found new life through The Wizard of Oz at Sphere, an immersive Las Vegas experience that opened in August and uses the facility's cutting-edge technology to place audiences inside the enduring story.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
10 June 2026
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“Surviving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surviving. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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