as in to live
to have life
a love that was as great as any that ever did subsist
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Recent Examples of subsist
Did Ancient Mongolians Only Eat Blood? Aside from blood sausages, also known as blood pudding in some areas, Mongolians likely subsisted mostly on meat and dairy products from their herds.
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Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 25 June 2024
Studies of the remains of our forebears, as well as observations of living primates and modern-day hunter-gatherers, refute the idea that humans evolved to subsist primarily on animals.
—Kate Wong, Scientific American, 25 June 2024
Residents were not allowed to eat any meat, vegetables, or dairy and subsisted primarily off of rice pudding and peanut butter.
—Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 17 June 2024
Author: Alexander Hamilton To the People of the State of New York:
AFTER an unequivocal experience of the inefficiency of the subsisting federal government, you are called upon to deliberate on a new Constitution for the United States of America.
—Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 30 May 2024
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Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 25 June 2024
Studies of the remains of our forebears, as well as observations of living primates and modern-day hunter-gatherers, refute the idea that humans evolved to subsist primarily on animals.
—Kate Wong, Scientific American, 25 June 2024
Residents were not allowed to eat any meat, vegetables, or dairy and subsisted primarily off of rice pudding and peanut butter.
—Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 17 June 2024
Author: Alexander Hamilton To the People of the State of New York:
AFTER an unequivocal experience of the inefficiency of the subsisting federal government, you are called upon to deliberate on a new Constitution for the United States of America.
—Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 30 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subsist
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Snook and her husband, the actor Dave Lawson, live nearby on 35 acres of uninterrupted Australian bushland.—
Hannah-Rose Yee,
Vogue,
3 Mar. 2025
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Back in May 2022, the star — who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2018 — opened up to PEOPLE about living her life with Scout.—
Clare Fisher,
People.com,
3 Mar. 2025
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Currently, there is no data on the containment status of the fire and the cause has yet to be determined.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacramento Bee,
28 Feb. 2025
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There is hope among Glossip’s advocates that Drummond and Behenna will avoid a new prosecution.—
Dakin Andone,
CNN,
28 Feb. 2025
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Enough depth exists in camp for the Astros to absorb Walker’s potential absence without putting Smith on the Opening Day roster.—
Chandler Rome,
The Athletic,
7 Mar. 2025
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The Paralympics will host more than 600 competitors in 80 events of six paralympic sports across Milan, Cortina and two more clusters in mainly existing or temporary venues.—
Reuters,
NBC News,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Subsist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subsist. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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