as in survival
uninterrupted or lasting life
The two became close friends after sharing the same journey of survivorship from cancer.
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Recent Examples of survivorship
Nonprobate assets are usually life insurance, retirement accounts, payable-on-death accounts, transfer on death accounts, joint property with rights of survivorship, annuities and assets in certain trusts.
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Virginia Hammerle, Dallas Morning News, 18 Jan. 2026
Following the event, the 53-year-old spoke exclusively to PEOPLE about navigating survivorship and connecting with those going through similar journeys.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 17 Dec. 2025
The increase in survivorship was greatest in people with severe obesity.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 14 Nov. 2025
For Rolle, cancer survivorship means showing up for yourself every day, honoring your body’s strengths and limits, and staying determined to live a strong, purposeful life—no matter what.
—Essence, 9 Oct. 2025
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Virginia Hammerle, Dallas Morning News, 18 Jan. 2026
Following the event, the 53-year-old spoke exclusively to PEOPLE about navigating survivorship and connecting with those going through similar journeys.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 17 Dec. 2025
The increase in survivorship was greatest in people with severe obesity.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 14 Nov. 2025
For Rolle, cancer survivorship means showing up for yourself every day, honoring your body’s strengths and limits, and staying determined to live a strong, purposeful life—no matter what.
—Essence, 9 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for survivorship
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In the movie’s fuzzy metaphysics, Shelley wills herself into the consciousness of a character named Ida (also played by Buckley), a young woman angling for survival in 1930s Chicago — a colorful, dangerous world of bawdy lotharios and lethal gangsters.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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The implicit message is that any adversary threatening Israel’s survival would risk catastrophic retaliation.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Mar. 2026
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A discussion led by Weeden on native survivance in the face of suppression and colonization will follow.—
Courant Community,
Courant Community,
8 May 2017
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“Survivorship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/survivorship. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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