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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The lawsuit alleges that the drug companies and pharmacy benefit managers conspired to unjustly enrich themselves by purposefully driving up the price of life-sustaining medications and insulin. —

Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 15 Jan. 2025 At the same time, UNICEF emergency response teams remain active in humanitarian settings worldwide — including in areas of armed conflict — delivering lifesaving and life-sustaining assistance to impacted children and families. —

Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024 The lawsuits highlight the rising cost of insulin, a life-sustaining drug for millions of Americans with diabetes. —

Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024 During his mother’s last days, Tom Dibble made the decision to stop life-sustaining measures. —

J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 7 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for life-sustaining

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