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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
Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
The service was held at Elvis Presley’s Tennessee home Graceland, and Garcia was joined by his mother and Lisa Marie’s surviving children.
—Stephanie Kaloi, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
Arisu sacrifices himself in the final game Arisu and Usagi are reunited for the final game, along with the surviving members of both of their teams (including Ryuji).
—Kayti Burt, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
The book features brand-new interviews with surviving Cars members Elliot Easton (guitar), David Robinson (drums), and Greg Hawkes (keyboards), along with many other key figures from the band’s long history.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2025
Police say that she was shot in the neck by a rifle, surviving long enough to make it to a nearby resident’s front door in an apparent attempt to seek help just a few minutes before succumbing to her injury.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Over the course of four episodes, director Margaret Brown simultaneously unwound all the twists and turns of the 34-year-old cold case while also focusing primarily on the lasting trauma felt by the surviving family members who have tried to make peace with such an unimaginable loss.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2025
In this brutal continuation, a team of surviving superheroes faces off against undead versions of their former allies.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Sep. 2025
Bateman, 56, and Law, 52, tell us about their dark new show, surviving Hollywood and more.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Soros makes a fortune on Wall Street Soros, a Hungarian native born in 1930, moved to London after surviving the Nazi occupation of his home country.
—Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
The service was held at Elvis Presley’s Tennessee home Graceland, and Garcia was joined by his mother and Lisa Marie’s surviving children.
—Stephanie Kaloi, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
Arisu sacrifices himself in the final game Arisu and Usagi are reunited for the final game, along with the surviving members of both of their teams (including Ryuji).
—Kayti Burt, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
The book features brand-new interviews with surviving Cars members Elliot Easton (guitar), David Robinson (drums), and Greg Hawkes (keyboards), along with many other key figures from the band’s long history.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2025
Police say that she was shot in the neck by a rifle, surviving long enough to make it to a nearby resident’s front door in an apparent attempt to seek help just a few minutes before succumbing to her injury.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Over the course of four episodes, director Margaret Brown simultaneously unwound all the twists and turns of the 34-year-old cold case while also focusing primarily on the lasting trauma felt by the surviving family members who have tried to make peace with such an unimaginable loss.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2025
In this brutal continuation, a team of surviving superheroes faces off against undead versions of their former allies.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Sep. 2025
Bateman, 56, and Law, 52, tell us about their dark new show, surviving Hollywood and more.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surviving
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At living history site Conner Prairie, special fall experiences include the spooky Headless Horseman Festival.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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For New York cinephiles, the series should offer not just an overdue encounter with a legendary critic, but a living demonstration of his method.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Oct. 2025
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Economists believe that a restructuring of China's over-capacity issue is already in motion and will likely be a lasting theme in the 15th five-year plan.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Stege Bojer’s goal is to build lasting jeans that could one day be worth passing on.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Aside from these extant benchmarks, experts have long debated what an ideal demonstration would look like.—
Matthew Hutson,
IEEE Spectrum,
22 Sep. 2025
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Tracking new information about the firm The other challenge for extant directors is to stay abreast of the news, 8-Ks, chatter, or sentiment about the firm between board meetings.—
Shivaram Rajgopal,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The rest of the family are weathering less intense storms this season.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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CFOs are weathering economic shifts in today’s ever-changing business environment.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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But close games in big windows have been the prevailing pattern thus far, as evidenced by the NFL’s second-strongest draw in 2025.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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One of the prevailing storylines in the Kuminga saga both last year and over the summer was Kerr and Kuminga’s relationship.—
Nick Friedell,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The arch support worked overtime for her almost non-existing arches and prevented her shins and feet from feeling pain, an uncomfortable side effect of footwear that’s too flat.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
PEOPLE,
28 Sep. 2025
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Although inflation stretches the Universe flat and expands any pre-existing particles away from one another, this doesn’t necessarily mean the temperature approaches and asymptotes to absolute zero in short order.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Hernández was enduring a season so miserable that he was benched at one point in early September.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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The Thrilla in Manila between the two fighters stands as a testament to each of their enduring legacies of perseverance.—
Ray Padilla,
Louisville Courier Journal,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The remaining 10,000 had no income cap.—
Rachel Wegner,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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But Dortmund’s toughest tests are yet to come, with Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur and Inter among their remaining opponents.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Surviving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surviving. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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