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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
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
The surviving members continued — and thrived — for decades as New Order, but that was a very different sound.
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Jem Aswad,
Variety,
25 June 2026
Faith groups compete with these other social groups for members, but their goals are more aspirational than just surviving prison.
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Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Authorities have recently developed genetic genealogy leads that could help identify the remaining victim and locate surviving relatives.
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Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
24 June 2026
Eight years after surviving a murder-suicide that claimed her mother's life, a Michigan woman's healing journey continues.
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Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
24 June 2026
But within a week, those very same survivors decide to return, preferring their odds in a series of death matches to their odds of surviving at home.
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Josh Wigler,
The Hollywood Reporter,
23 Dec. 2024
The track is based on a piano demo John Lennon recorded in 1977, and which Yoko Ono gave to the surviving members of the band in 1994.
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Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
23 Dec. 2024
The stranger offered Maria a piggyback ride and asked to see their toys, said Kathy, the case’s only surviving witness in 2012 when McCullough was sent to prison, according to CNN.
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Sean Neumann,
People.com,
22 Dec. 2024
Verb
The bottom line Unpaid medical debt won't follow the surviving family members after the person has died.
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Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
The surviving members continued — and thrived — for decades as New Order, but that was a very different sound.
—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
25 June 2026
Faith groups compete with these other social groups for members, but their goals are more aspirational than just surviving prison.
—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Authorities have recently developed genetic genealogy leads that could help identify the remaining victim and locate surviving relatives.
—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
24 June 2026
Eight years after surviving a murder-suicide that claimed her mother's life, a Michigan woman's healing journey continues.
—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
24 June 2026
But within a week, those very same survivors decide to return, preferring their odds in a series of death matches to their odds of surviving at home.
—
Josh Wigler,
The Hollywood Reporter,
23 Dec. 2024
The track is based on a piano demo John Lennon recorded in 1977, and which Yoko Ono gave to the surviving members of the band in 1994.
—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
23 Dec. 2024
The stranger offered Maria a piggyback ride and asked to see their toys, said Kathy, the case’s only surviving witness in 2012 when McCullough was sent to prison, according to CNN.
—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
22 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surviving
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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.
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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!
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Both of these sightings were enough to convince me to add the summer-ready bottoms to my own wardrobe (seriously, the pants have been living rent-free in my mind since her initial outfit).
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While many people were surprised to see the warning pop up on their phones, especially those living hundreds of miles from the epicenter, officials say the ShakeAlert system is designed to err on the side of caution.
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The inaugural flight took place from Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport in France, where test pilot Sébastien Dupont de Dinechin and copilot Fabrice Dougnac lifted off aboard the Falcon 10X for a mission lasting approximately two and a half hours.
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One solution the report suggests is fully paid leave for fathers - lasting as long as maternity leave.
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Many exclude the very pre-existing conditions that middle-aged people are living with.
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After the acquisition closes, existing Fox shareholders would own roughly 73% of the combined company and Roku shareholders would own about 27%.
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Uzbekistan, playing in its first World Cup, was not intimidated by the big stage, weathering a withering Colombia attack in a 3-1 loss.
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If a separate closet or dresser outside the bathroom is unavailable to you, then Trosclair advises being diligent in cycling through your linens and washing them regularly to fight any mildewing, molding, or weathering from the moisture.
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Disappearing Japandi slats and minimal, low-to-the-ground frames were the prevailing bedroom fixtures, with an almost prescriptive adherence to the same overall look—white percale sheets, Noguchi lanterns, and midcentury alarm clocks.
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There’s this prevailing sentiment of perseverance in spite of grief, and a compulsion to dedicate his success to those who witnessed the journey.
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Research by Justin Mankin, a Dartmouth geography associate professor, found current forecasts imply the 2026-2027 El Niño could be the costliest yet.
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Independent music critic Molly Mary O’Brien noted how the early-to-mid-’90s period that produced the original iteration of pop-punk fashion, and the current moment Rodrigo now operates within, are vastly different.
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For a population already enduring poverty, these double-punch earthquakes have struck at the worst possible moment.
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Euclid launched in 2023 on a mission to chart one-third of the sky in the hopes of shedding light on the enduring mysteries of dark matter and dark energy.
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“Surviving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surviving. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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