live out
phrasal verb
lived out; living out; lives out
British
: to live away from the place where one works
a servant who lives out
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All that experience meant living out of suitcases, a formative experience for a child.
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Matt Yan, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
All pennies will henceforth be exiled to Guantanamo to live out their lives as former currency in orange jumpsuits, behind barbed wire, only inches from the best beaches ever.
—Barry Scott Zellen, Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2025
His quest is our quest: the ceaseless striving to live out our true creed.
—Suzette Hackney, USA TODAY, 19 Jan. 2025
Devine’s relatives live out of state and have enlisted Meredith Anderson to help in their search.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 17 Jan. 2025
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Matt Yan, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
All pennies will henceforth be exiled to Guantanamo to live out their lives as former currency in orange jumpsuits, behind barbed wire, only inches from the best beaches ever.
—Barry Scott Zellen, Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2025
His quest is our quest: the ceaseless striving to live out our true creed.
—Suzette Hackney, USA TODAY, 19 Jan. 2025
Devine’s relatives live out of state and have enlisted Meredith Anderson to help in their search.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Live out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/live%20out. Accessed 24 Feb. 2025.
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