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as in to be
to have life
Socrates was a philosopher who lived in ancient Greece
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as in operating
being in effective operation
didn't realize that the microphone was live and proceeded to make some rather indiscreet comments
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as in breathing
having or showing life
there is a tank of live lobsters sitting at the front of the restaurant
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Recent Examples of live
Brittney Melton, NPR, 7 May 2026
Innovation is about creativity, seamless design, intuitive technology, and making products people genuinely want to live with every day.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 7 May 2026
Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 1 May 2026
Plus, live DJs will spin on the weekends.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2026
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Verb
Today's listen Mariachi brothers Antonio, Caleb and Joshua Gámez-Cuéllar are living a dream shared by five generations of their musical family.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 7 May 2026
Innovation is about creativity, seamless design, intuitive technology, and making products people genuinely want to live with every day.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 7 May 2026
Adjective
Bring your folding chairs and blankets and prepare to enjoy two live bands, kids activities, community vendors, food trucks and more.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 1 May 2026
Plus, live DJs will spin on the weekends.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for live
Verb
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The sculpture resided in Cavendish’s West London Chiswick House and is now on display in Chatsworth House.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
4 May 2026
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The county also sends out a Voter Information Guide, a paper booklet with all the relevant information about the election, as well as candidate statements specifically for the districts each voter resides in.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
3 May 2026
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But there was something delightful about how each new director built on the original formula.—
Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
29 Apr. 2026
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There are ways of using social media as just a private photo album or a diary, but it is designed to be public and for content to spread beyond its context.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Exxon operates some of the wells directly and holds a financial, non-operating interest in the others.—
Rachel Nostrant,
Houston Chronicle,
26 Jan. 2026
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Last year, though revenue and operating profit increased, non-operating red ink pushed the company into a full-year loss of NT$766 million, or $25 million.—
Russell Flannery,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
Verb
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And still, Inter Miami incredibly fell apart, allowing four goals to its cellar-dwelling nemesis from Central Florida.—
Andre Fernandez,
Miami Herald,
6 May 2026
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No such prospect is in the offing, of course, and dwelling on it is of little use.—
Peter Slevin,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
Verb
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But the consensus is that college will still exist in ten or twenty or thirty years, a forecast that, for a parent of two staring down future tuition bills, is a bit disappointing.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
5 May 2026
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For his part, Becerra supports extending existing measures like Propositions 30 and 55, both of which call for much smaller tax increases on a larger share of citizens.—
Douglas Schoen,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
Adjective
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On September 15th, 1916, land warfare was forever revolutionized with the first operational appearance of the tank.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
1 May 2026
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The Iran conflict has sent jet fuel costs soaring, devastating budget airlines such as Spirit that operate on razor-thin margins and cannot absorb higher operational expenses.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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Nobody is more alive to the comic incongruity than the man himself.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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In fact, the case that the Supreme Court dismissed in 2024 is still alive in Missouri.—
Selena Simmons-Duffin,
NPR,
7 May 2026
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From 2021 to 2023, about two-thirds of adults over 65 had hypertension, according to the operative definition at the time.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
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Endless is the operative word at Lavo Italian Restaurant’s weekend brunch, where the traditional sit-down meal gives way to a high‑energy, indulgent experience that feels unmistakably Vegas.—
USA TODAY NETWORK,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Live.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/live. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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