live through
phrasal verb
lived through; living through; lives through
1
: to survive (an experience, a troubling time, etc.) : to endure
If I can live through this, I can live through anything.
2
US, sometimes disapproving
: to enjoy the experiences and achievements of (another person) instead of one's own experiences and achievements
She can't live through her daughter.
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Cuban Missile Crisis: Buy when the missiles are flying
Cashin had to live through the constant specter of a nuclear attack in the early 1960s.
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Bob Pisani, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2024
Another new show review:Colman Domingo makes living through 'The Madness' worthwhile
Law's maybe-good-guy-maybe-ruffian Jod Na is also a very certain type, the kind of ruggedly handsome reluctant hero who is going to show his real heart of gold in the end (just a prediction).
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024
The generation that lived through World War II needs no reminder of Pearl Harbor Day.
Dec. 7, 1941, is burned into the minds of older Americans, just as Nov. 22, 1963, and Sept. 11, 2001, are for subsequent generations.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 1 Dec. 2024
That means the Grande family matriarch has lived through every screen portrayal of Glinda, culminating in her own granddaughter headlining Wicked alongside Cynthia Erivo's Elphaba.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
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Bob Pisani, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2024
Another new show review:Colman Domingo makes living through 'The Madness' worthwhile
Law's maybe-good-guy-maybe-ruffian Jod Na is also a very certain type, the kind of ruggedly handsome reluctant hero who is going to show his real heart of gold in the end (just a prediction).
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024
The generation that lived through World War II needs no reminder of Pearl Harbor Day.
Dec. 7, 1941, is burned into the minds of older Americans, just as Nov. 22, 1963, and Sept. 11, 2001, are for subsequent generations.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 1 Dec. 2024
That means the Grande family matriarch has lived through every screen portrayal of Glinda, culminating in her own granddaughter headlining Wicked alongside Cynthia Erivo's Elphaba.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Live through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/live%20through. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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