the living

noun

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

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YouTube is very much trying to become a premium streaming service Wilms tells me that one easy way to think about YouTube in the living room is as a study in extremes. David Pierce, The Verge, 11 Dec. 2024 Her space off the living room features a Universal Furniture Hayworth writing desk, vintage chairs, a Horchow table lamp, and vintage Caltagirone vases with a Williams Sonoma rug. Kathryn Romeyn, Architectural Digest, 11 Dec. 2024 That also goes for bedside tables in guest rooms and any drawers in common spaces such as the living room. Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 9 Dec. 2024 The season of twinkling lights, overplayed carols, and a daily debate over whether that tree in the living room is charmingly imperfect or just lopsided. Emily Price, Forbes, 6 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 21 Dec. 2024.

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