the living

noun

: people who are alive
the living and the dead
The world belongs to the living.

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Plus, it’s made of durable material that holds up to high-traffic areas like the living room. Isabel Garcia, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024 Plants Plants will add color and life to the living room, but make an effort to source them on when they're discounted, Cameron notes. Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2024 Court records show Corcoran asked Nieto's then 7-year-old daughter Melanie to stay in an upstairs bedroom before loading a rifle, a Ruger Mini-14 semi-automatic, and going to the living room, where his brother and his friends were watching TV. Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 18 Dec. 2024 There’s historical furnishings within the living room, within the dining room. Mark Peikert, IndieWire, 16 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the living 

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“The living.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20living. Accessed 10 Jan. 2025.

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