1
as in to endure
to come safely through
the cat miraculously survived a two-story fall
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as in to prevail
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 survive
All surviving victims have injuries described by police as non-life threatening.
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Wcco Staff,
CBS News,
28 June 2026
Originally built in 1723, the Mayfair building, which spans 54,000 square feet, is one of the last surviving examples of early Georgian architecture.
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Mary Wenthur,
Footwear News,
28 June 2026
His 30-year-old uncle was also stabbed but survived.
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Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
28 June 2026
Austria survived, and faces Spain in Los Angeles on July 2.
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Sean Gregory,
Time,
28 June 2026
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Wcco Staff,
CBS News,
28 June 2026
Originally built in 1723, the Mayfair building, which spans 54,000 square feet, is one of the last surviving examples of early Georgian architecture.
—
Mary Wenthur,
Footwear News,
28 June 2026
His 30-year-old uncle was also stabbed but survived.
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Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
28 June 2026
Austria survived, and faces Spain in Los Angeles on July 2.
—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
28 June 2026
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For those who have endured it, the lottery curse is more akin to spending a few weeks of your life in celebrity hell.
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In France, which endured its hottest day on record Wednesday, at least 55 people — most of them young— drowned over the last 10 days, according to a goverment official.
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Your unique needs, goals and circumstances require the individualized attention of your own tax and financial professionals whose advice and services will prevail over any information provided in this article.
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Pakistani officials said an uneasy calm prevailed along the border Monday, with security forces remaining on high alert.
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The golden generation of American men — Christian Pulisic, Weston McKennie, Tyler Adams and the rest of the Group D winning crew — live and surrounded by red, white and blue in the home of the red and gold.
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LondonReuters — King Charles will not live at Buckingham Palace after its 10-year refurbishment finishes next year, royal officials said on Thursday, ending nearly two centuries of the central London landmark serving as the British monarch’s primary residence.
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The quake was also strongly felt in other central and western states, where residents described prolonged shaking that lasted several seconds.
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Anderson’s timeline had the bath lasting for about three hours.
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Building codes in regions with active fault lines are often designed to withstand earthquakes, but that doesn't hold true everywhere.
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Constitutional scholars have cast doubt on whether the Kansas law could withstand a legal challenge if tested.
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Panama is already eliminated from advancing to the knockout round, but is continuing to show some fight here.
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Multiple fans told the Miami Herald that Google Maps and Waze continued routing them toward closed roads/turnpike exits or the apps would fail to even generate a route to Miami Stadium.
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There were kids battling adults of the same age as their parents.
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Projections varied in the weeks leading up to the draft with no real consensus among draft analysts, but in the last 24 hours there were strong indications the Clippers would choose Wagler and the Nets would take Brown.
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Newsom said the change will leave the state in a much better position to weather the volatility.
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Goldstein remained with the band through the late-’90s/early 2000s recording of the album Chinese Democracy, often weathering accusations of favoritism toward one band member or another.
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“Survive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/survive. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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