Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Remaining alive; yet living or existing.
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- verb Present participle of
survive .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective still in existence
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Examples
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According to Breus, all “lucheviki” – the Russian word surviving cleanup workers use for describing one another – have been left with one thing in common: illness and a lack of money to pay for medications.
Chernobyl's Cleanup Crew Pay a Steep Price, 25 Years On 2011
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According to Breus, all “lucheviki” – the Russian word surviving cleanup workers use for describing one another – have been left with one thing in common: illness and a lack of money to pay for medications.
Chernobyl's Cleanup Crew Pay a Steep Price, 25 Years On 2011
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Why not call it "surviving," or "discovering," or something at least with a pretense of meaning?
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Why not call it "surviving," or "discovering," or something at least with a pretense of meaning?
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And, certainly, they did some amazing things in surviving the Depression, fighting a truly evil enemy, and then helping to rebuild America.
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And, certainly, they did some amazing things in surviving the Depression, fighting a truly evil enemy, and then helping to rebuild America.
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The real luck of the Irish is in surviving the weather.
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Accordingly, disruptions resulting from human influence combined with unrelenting and lethal antipathy have created an impoverished environment that may not sustain surviving wolf populations into the future.
Chris Genovali: The Death Cults Among Us Chris Genovali 2010
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And, certainly, they did some amazing things in surviving the Depression, fighting a truly evil enemy, and then helping to rebuild America.
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And, certainly, they did some amazing things in surviving the Depression, fighting a truly evil enemy, and then helping to rebuild America.
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