live through
verb
lived through; living through; lives through
1
: to survive (an experience, a troubling time, etc.) : to endure
If I can live through this, I can live through anything.
2
US, sometimes disapproving
: to enjoy the experiences and achievements of (another person) instead of one's own experiences and achievements
She can't live through her daughter.
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To know what that’s like, and then to live through the whole 20th century and watch all of that happen and all of this technology, must be so fascinating.
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Maria Bamford, Vulture, 6 May 2026
Even so, many Cubans who lived through that period say the current situation is worse.
—Danica Coto, Fortune, 3 May 2026
Their parents didn’t live through it.
—Miami Herald, 2 May 2026
Kirsten is a Swedish immigrant in 1854, Samantha is a wealthy Edwardian-era orphan living in 1904 and Molly is a girl living through World War II (and missing her father, who's fighting in the war) in 1944.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
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Maria Bamford, Vulture, 6 May 2026
Even so, many Cubans who lived through that period say the current situation is worse.
—Danica Coto, Fortune, 3 May 2026
Their parents didn’t live through it.
—Miami Herald, 2 May 2026
Kirsten is a Swedish immigrant in 1854, Samantha is a wealthy Edwardian-era orphan living in 1904 and Molly is a girl living through World War II (and missing her father, who's fighting in the war) in 1944.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
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“Live through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/live%20through. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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