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
The images showed him in saffron robes, subsisting (as the news channels reported) only on coconut water.
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Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
With starting quarterbacks getting almost all the reps during practice each week, backups have to subsist mostly on scout team reps and film study.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024
Burbank and Cooper, for whom empires subsist as amazing structures of large-scale governance, accommodating difference without (or until) falling to forces of localism or alternative empires, have a different perspective on collapse.
—Charles S. Maier, Foreign Affairs, 1 July 2010
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.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 25 June 2024
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Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
With starting quarterbacks getting almost all the reps during practice each week, backups have to subsist mostly on scout team reps and film study.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024
Burbank and Cooper, for whom empires subsist as amazing structures of large-scale governance, accommodating difference without (or until) falling to forces of localism or alternative empires, have a different perspective on collapse.
—Charles S. Maier, Foreign Affairs, 1 July 2010
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.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 25 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subsist
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Post-pandemic restlessness was just one feature of the perfect storm that catapulted Turnstile and their legendary, highly participatory live shows into the pop-cultural zeitgeist.—
Jenn Pelly,
Time,
7 June 2025
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With five bedrooms, four bathrooms and 5,600 square feet of living space, the home just hit the market for $1.97 million.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
7 June 2025
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But the calculation is different in the Senate, where there are no Republicans who represent high-tax states like California and New York where SALT is a top priority.—
Claudia Grisales,
NPR,
4 June 2025
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There is an incredible new currency paid for offline experiences.—
Diana Lodderhose,
Deadline,
4 June 2025
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And although existing research hints at how hormone therapy may affect a person’s physical abilities, some experts say that far more data is needed to make confident conclusions about whether trans people in general hold advantages in their respective sports.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
29 May 2025
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What’s the political climate, social climate that has to exist in order for an insurrection to appear?—
Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2025
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“Subsist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subsist. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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