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as in endures
to come safely through
the cat miraculously survived a two-story fall
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as in lasts
to continue to operate or to meet one's needs
some old-world customs still survive in modern-day America
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Recent Examples of survives
Drew’s captures all of it in this love letter to a format that unexplicably survives, if only as a memory or souvenir.
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Jem Aswad, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024
Mikaela and Kieran escape and blow the place sky high … but Desmond survives.
—Sean T. Collins, New York Times, 16 Dec. 2024
Everyone in the main cast survives, but Max is left in a coma after Vecna controlled her body.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 20 Dec. 2024
Explore the ambassador’s life at the center and how that animal survives in its natural habitat.
—Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024
Such manual effort amongst the vines breeds the kind of intimate knowledge that traverses the generations and survives as old teaches young.
—Paul Caputo, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
After embarking into a pursuit, the crew and Brian manage to flip the prison bus multiple times after stopping short in front of it, seemingly putting everyone in danger — except for Dom, who miraculously survives the crash.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024
But the hunting tradition survives.
—Andrew Sharp, Outdoor Life, 27 Nov. 2024
But even if Adams survives the legal scrutiny, navigating the primary is its own challenge.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 24 Nov. 2024
Jem Aswad, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024
Mikaela and Kieran escape and blow the place sky high … but Desmond survives.
—Sean T. Collins, New York Times, 16 Dec. 2024
Everyone in the main cast survives, but Max is left in a coma after Vecna controlled her body.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 20 Dec. 2024
Explore the ambassador’s life at the center and how that animal survives in its natural habitat.
—Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024
Such manual effort amongst the vines breeds the kind of intimate knowledge that traverses the generations and survives as old teaches young.
—Paul Caputo, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
After embarking into a pursuit, the crew and Brian manage to flip the prison bus multiple times after stopping short in front of it, seemingly putting everyone in danger — except for Dom, who miraculously survives the crash.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024
But the hunting tradition survives.
—Andrew Sharp, Outdoor Life, 27 Nov. 2024
But even if Adams survives the legal scrutiny, navigating the primary is its own challenge.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 24 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for survives
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Although spot freight rates continue to tumble as more global ocean freight capacity enters the market, congestion in the largest ports in Asia and Northern Europe still endures.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
4 Mar. 2025
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From the pyramids to the mysteries of hieroglyphs and the afterlife, its legacy endures.—
David Nikel,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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That’s the kind of leadership that lasts.—
Nell Derick Debevoise,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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While totality typically only lasts for a few minutes with a total solar eclipse, the moon during this week’s event will spend just over an hour in Earth’s shadow.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
13 Mar. 2025
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Sampson, now in his 36th season as a head coach, will surely take some time if Houston prevails during his third trip to the Final Four, including his second with the Cougars who also made it in 2021.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 Apr. 2025
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Other conservative states have also moved to cut Planned Parenthood out of the Medicaid program, and more would likely follow if South Carolina prevails.—
Lindsay Whitehurst,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2025
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Apart from the new makeover, the design remains unchanged.—
Prakhar Khanna,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
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Despite this change, Red Bull Team Principal Christian Horner remains confident.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
3 Jan. 2025
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“Survives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/survives. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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