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as in operating
being in effective operation
a living tradition of the holiday season a living culture that has survived a number of foreign invasions
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as in existing
having being at the present time
there are fewer than a dozen living former presidents
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as in breathing
having or showing life
is your hamster still living?
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as in realistic
closely resembling the object imitated
an outdoor museum that is a living re-creation of a typical New England village circa 1840
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as in residing
to have a home
he lives next door to the hospital
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as in being
to have life
Socrates was a philosopher who lived in ancient Greece
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as in livelihood
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Recent Examples of living
Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
In 1984, Bilodeau was a 23-year-old living with his grandparents in Lynbrook, a mile from Hot Skates, the roller rink where Fusco had worked, officials said.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2025
Dirk Schulze-Makuch, Big Think, 12 Aug. 2025
For Jones, the heart of co-living is all about companionship, growth, and collaboration.
—Essence, 8 Aug. 2025
Scott Ellis, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
Twenty living hostages were freed on Monday.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
The ongoing government shutdown is delaying the announcement of the annual Social Security cost-of-living adjustment for tens of millions of beneficiaries.
—Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
In 1984, Bilodeau was a 23-year-old living with his grandparents in Lynbrook, a mile from Hot Skates, the roller rink where Fusco had worked, officials said.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
So, is this a case where a living organism transformed into a non-living state by evolutionary pressures?
—Dirk Schulze-Makuch, Big Think, 12 Aug. 2025
For Jones, the heart of co-living is all about companionship, growth, and collaboration.
—Essence, 8 Aug. 2025
Noun
Beyond that point, wealth shifts from living well to wielding power.
—Scott Ellis, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
Twenty living hostages were freed on Monday.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for living
Adjective
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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
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The adjusted net income decreased by 8% y-o-y to $3.9 billion in the first nine months of 2022 due to higher expenses as a % of revenues and lower non-operating income.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes,
11 Jan. 2023
Adjective
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Some locations will open in pre-existing Spirit Halloween stores, while others will be new locations.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
22 Oct. 2025
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Thus, current fears reinforce a pre-existing localism, and infuse it with new and intense emotions.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The last team in the division with a realistic-ish shot to make the playoffs is Dallas.—
Austin Mock,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Attackers often use voice-phishing calls or realistic fake apps to manipulate Salesforce administrators into installing malicious software.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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But the problem with that method, Beach said, is that once families are residing in a hotel, they can no longer be verified as homeless by Cincinnati Behavioral and can’t get on the wait list for shelter.—
Grace Tucker,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
21 Oct. 2025
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Rather than everyone residing in one space, some developments offer a variety of housing options in the same neighborhood for families.—
Hannah Nwoko,
Parents,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But for Dambeck and the farmers who had pinned their hopes on the renewal of the program, the temporary freeze felt like a glimpse of what could come, a reminder that their contracts and their livelihoods may not survive beyond this season.—
Chaewon Chung
October 16,
Sacbee.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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These groups are crucial to sustaining food, income, and livelihoods for coastal communities.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The operational side is so key.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
19 Oct. 2025
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Equipped with advanced turboshaft engines, high-efficiency rotor systems, and anti-icing technology, the military variants of the Z-20 are built for demanding operational conditions.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Aside from these extant benchmarks, experts have long debated what an ideal demonstration would look like.—
Matthew Hutson,
IEEE Spectrum,
22 Sep. 2025
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Tracking new information about the firm The other challenge for extant directors is to stay abreast of the news, 8-Ks, chatter, or sentiment about the firm between board meetings.—
Shivaram Rajgopal,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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By refusing to specify details of the case, the government keeps the possibility alive of changing their reasoning or their claims to have the same effect for different reasons—just as the mob changes its reasoning for killing Cinna.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Oct. 2025
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Turns out, she was buried alive—and is now a mainstay at the cemetery as a ghost.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Living.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/living. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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