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as in biography
a history of a person's life
a renowned historian who has written lives of several early presidents
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as in person
a member of the human race
an appalling number of lives were lost in the war
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as in energy
active strength of body or mind
even though he's 86 years old, he still shows a lot of life
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as in lifestyle
the way people live at a particular time and place
frontier life must have been rugged, exciting, challenging, and more than a little dangerous
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Recent Examples of life
May underwent emergency surgery that saved his life.
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Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
Does the existence of DMS really imply the existence of life?
—Perri Thaler, Space.com, 11 Mar. 2025
Scientists are therefore left searching for signs of life beyond Earth using what telescopes can indeed see — light spectra.
—Perri Thaler, Space.com, 11 Mar. 2025
Visually they are individuated, but we are given to know almost nothing about them, and certainly not their inner life.
—Barry Schwabsky, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2025
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Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
Does the existence of DMS really imply the existence of life?
—Perri Thaler, Space.com, 11 Mar. 2025
Scientists are therefore left searching for signs of life beyond Earth using what telescopes can indeed see — light spectra.
—Perri Thaler, Space.com, 11 Mar. 2025
Visually they are individuated, but we are given to know almost nothing about them, and certainly not their inner life.
—Barry Schwabsky, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for life
Noun
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But by 1987, Foreman was running out of money and opted to return to boxing after a decade away, coming back to the ring to raise money for his ministries, his website biography reads.—
Mark Puleo,
The Athletic,
22 Mar. 2025
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The immediate aftermath was devastating for Ono, a prolific artist and musician whose life story is being shared as never before in Yoko, a new biography from journalist and author David Sheff (out March 25 from Simon & Schuster).—
Rachel DeSantis,
People.com,
22 Mar. 2025
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An instinctively empathetic person who was loved by everyone who met her.—
Elizabeth Stanton,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Every person in the USA, not just citizens, has a right to due process.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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Alexander Smirnov was sentenced to six years in prison in January after pleading guilty to lying to his FBI handler about the Biden family's ties to a Ukrainian energy company -- in addition to a series of unrelated tax fraud charges.—
Alexander Mallin,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2025
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Charging rates are adjusted to reduce heat (energy loss) and prolong battery life (adaptive charging).—
Simon Hill,
Wired News,
10 Apr. 2025
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With 85% of the drug remaining after this period, the results indicate the depots could potentially provide drug release for significantly longer durations.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Mar. 2025
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The short-duration bonds are linked to CPI (the consumer price index), and reset every month to reflect inflation.—
Eric Rosenbaum,
CNBC,
23 Mar. 2025
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Reviews of With Love, Meghan on IMDb range from warm to wary, with some critics calling the show overly curated or leaning too far into lifestyle fantasy.—
Stephanie Gravalese,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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The Samsung Galaxy Watch FE is a budget-friendly Wear OS smartwatch packed with awesome wellness and lifestyle features.—
Shubham Yewale,
PC Magazine,
14 Apr. 2025
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Adapted from the memoir of the same name, Molly’s Game sees Jessica Chastain as the real-life former professional skier Molly Bloom.—
Keith Langston,
People.com,
16 Mar. 2025
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Several climbers who survived the storm wrote memoirs about their experience on the mountain.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
16 Mar. 2025
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For some reason, the wife has decided to stay with this man.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Apr. 2025
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The nonprofit ended up purchasing a two-bedroom home in San Diego’s El Cerrito neighborhood, and two men moved in Tuesday.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2025
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Premature removal of the plant foliage reduces plant vigor and bulb size.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
9 Apr. 2025
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Habba emerged as one of Trump’s fiercest media surrogates while one of his personal attorneys, defending the then-former president with vigor both in the courtroom and on TV.—
Ella Lee,
The Hill,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Life.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/life. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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