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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
Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
The annoyance economy’s impact can be starker for those surviving on tighter budgets.
—Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 7 May 2026
The Pistons took the lead in the first quarter and never relinquished it, surviving a second-half charge by the Cavs.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 6 May 2026
Nor were Fairfax’s surviving children, Cameron and Carys.
—Earl Smith, Time, 5 May 2026
Fred, their oldest surviving child, was suspended from Princeton for cheating, then caught embezzling from his Seattle employer to feed, Church suspected, a gambling habit.
—Sebastian Smee, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
This brought back the trauma of surviving the tsunami and resulted in a performance that married a heavy storyline with Li's real-life experiences.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
Most surviving enclaves are too small to shade on this map; they can only be circled.
—Big Think, 4 May 2026
Children with illnesses that would have been untreatable only years ago, are now surviving.
—Suzanne King, Kansas City Star, 2 May 2026
Verb
Almost immediately, the surviving trees faced trouble.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
The annoyance economy’s impact can be starker for those surviving on tighter budgets.
—Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 7 May 2026
The Pistons took the lead in the first quarter and never relinquished it, surviving a second-half charge by the Cavs.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 6 May 2026
Nor were Fairfax’s surviving children, Cameron and Carys.
—Earl Smith, Time, 5 May 2026
Fred, their oldest surviving child, was suspended from Princeton for cheating, then caught embezzling from his Seattle employer to feed, Church suspected, a gambling habit.
—Sebastian Smee, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
This brought back the trauma of surviving the tsunami and resulted in a performance that married a heavy storyline with Li's real-life experiences.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
Most surviving enclaves are too small to shade on this map; they can only be circled.
—Big Think, 4 May 2026
Children with illnesses that would have been untreatable only years ago, are now surviving.
—Suzanne King, Kansas City Star, 2 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surviving
Adjective
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The Conservatives, the oldest extant political party in the world, held power for 14 years before Starmer led Labour to a landslide victory in 2024.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
7 May 2026
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Mainstream scholarship largely rejects speculation about the playwright’s identity because Shakespeare’s name appears on some 50 extant documents and because he was mentioned by several contemporaries, notably Jonson.—
Gitanjali Roy,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The family was still living amid plastic sheeting when, in September, the federal government shut down for a record forty-three days, and Plumb, who was considered an essential worker, did her job without pay.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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Pickup is available, or delivery can be arranged for those living within 10 miles of Emmy Lou’s.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
6 May 2026
Verb
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Replenishment ensures that wartime expenditure does not translate into a lasting strategic gap.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
3 May 2026
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All were contained and put out without injury or lasting damage.—
Tom Von Essen,
New York Daily News,
3 May 2026
Adjective
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Like Weeks and Heelan, Edwards was invited to test for Eternally Yours because of a pre-existing connection.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
1 May 2026
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Haq said most existing Parkinson’s treatments focus on reducing the disease’s debilitating symptoms.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Despite the apparent unpopularity of warming ties with Israel, the pro-Western government of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan believes that weathering the backlash is a fair trade-off in its quest to reinvent the country’s foreign policy.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Apr. 2026
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Taking time before a storm arrives to unplug the right appliances and household items can be the difference between weathering the storm safely and thousands of dollars in damages.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
22 Apr. 2026
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After moving to the University of California, San Diego, in the late 1960s, Braunwald challenged the then-prevailing dogma that development of a blood clot in one of the coronary arteries feeding the heart instantly acted like a light switch to destroy the organ’s muscle.—
Lawrence K. Altman,
STAT,
7 May 2026
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Read the full Semafor Intelligence findings on prevailing views from Semafor World Economy 2026 here.—
Rachel Keidan,
semafor.com,
7 May 2026
Adjective
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Subscribe to the free Vintage Chicago Tribune newsletter, join our Chicagoland history Facebook group, stay current with Today in Chicago History and follow us on Instagram for more from Chicago’s past.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2026
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Today, Sodebo’s current time is almost half that, yet there is more to be shaved off the record, which might even come down to as little as 30 days.—
Andrew Rice,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
Verb
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And sometimes it’s measured in the kind of enduring affection America still feels for a 90-year-old former coach sitting beside a pool in Orlando with coffee, donuts and a newspaper in his hands.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 May 2026
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Chris and Clare have written an incredibly funny and warm screenplay and Avgousta’s vision and experience promise to make this an enduring festive film.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
6 May 2026
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“Surviving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surviving. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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