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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
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Leavitt, who flew more than 3,000 hours including in combat, and held leadership roles such as Air Force chief of safety and commander of the Air Force Recruiting Service, had her biographies, commentary pieces and a retirement tribute taken down.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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You might be drawn to one of these biographies after watching this documentary.—
Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2025
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Davis police on Monday continued their search for the person or people who shot and wounded three people in the city’s Community Park on Saturday sending UC Davis Picnic Day revelers scrambling from the chaos.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.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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Wade scored 157 points over the last four games, all Heat wins, and turned in a damn-near-perfect performance in the elimination game, playing with relentless energy on both sides of the ball.—
D. Watkins,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
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The takeaway is both profound and accessible: the body responds to frequency, not just duration.—
Ximena Araya-Fischel,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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Researchers measured the occurrence and durations of the dogs' gaze at their owners after hearing a familiar phrase.—
Arick Wierson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Apr. 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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Based on Robert Evans’ 1994 memoir and narrated by the man himself, the film tells of the last, so far, of the old school, hands-on Hollywood producers, who oversaw the second golden age of Paramount Pictures from 1967 and 1974.—
Thomas Doherty,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Apr. 2025
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In his memoir Source Code, Bill Gates explains a great deal about his early years.—
Jonathan Wai,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Mac Engel Fort Worth Star-Telegram 817-390-7760 Mac Engel is an award-winning columnist who has covered sports since the dawn of man; Cowboys, TCU, Stars, Rangers, Mavericks, etc. Olympics.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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Their names appeared on a list of more than 200 Venezuelan men held in the notorious prison, which is how their family found them.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
20 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 24 Apr. 2025.
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