life-sustaining

adjective

: helping someone or something to stay alive : supporting or extending life
life-sustaining medical treatment
The storm brought life-sustaining rain/water to the farms.

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If, as seems likely, these planets are first populated by private companies such as SpaceX, then off-planet settlers would be dependent on their corporate sponsors for food, air, and life-sustaining technology. Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 21 June 2025 Everyone has the right to withdraw life-sustaining care, Kelley said. Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 17 June 2025 But beverages can be more than a source of life-sustaining fluids. Caroline Tien, SELF, 10 June 2025 For patients who are alive, the patient or family members decide whether to continue life-sustaining treatment based on what the patient would have wanted. Katherine Drabiak, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for life-sustaining

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“Life-sustaining.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life-sustaining. Accessed 28 Jun. 2025.

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