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as in to be
to have life
Socrates was a philosopher who lived in ancient Greece
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as in operating
being in effective operation
didn't realize that the microphone was live and proceeded to make some rather indiscreet comments
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as in breathing
having or showing life
there is a tank of live lobsters sitting at the front of the restaurant
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Recent Examples of live
Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 30 Apr. 2026
Towering over the town is another, much bigger, Venetian fort, the Palamidhi (named after Palamedes, Nafplio’s legendarily clever local hero, who outwitted Odysseus and, well, didn’t live long enough to regret it).
—Helen Brown, TheWeek, 30 Apr. 2026
Rancho Santa Fe Review, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Has your phone ever gone off during a live performance?
—Zach Schiffman, Curbed, 24 Apr. 2026
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Verb
Like, somebody that has lived with scarcity.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 30 Apr. 2026
Towering over the town is another, much bigger, Venetian fort, the Palamidhi (named after Palamedes, Nafplio’s legendarily clever local hero, who outwitted Odysseus and, well, didn’t live long enough to regret it).
—Helen Brown, TheWeek, 30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
At the event guests had the opportunity to encounter Alice, enjoy boutique shopping, and indulge in teas, pastries, tea sandwiches, champagne, live music, and informal modeling.
—Rancho Santa Fe Review, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Has your phone ever gone off during a live performance?
—Zach Schiffman, Curbed, 24 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for live
Verb
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Thankfully a native of the South Side of Chicago, who now resides in Vatican City, has shown us what a prophetic stance can look like.—
Peter Wehner,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
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Special agents identified Reyes as the suspect, who at the time resided on Tudor Lane in Westmont.—
Chuck Fieldman,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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But there was something delightful about how each new director built on the original formula.—
Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
29 Apr. 2026
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There are ways of using social media as just a private photo album or a diary, but it is designed to be public and for content to spread beyond its context.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Exxon operates some of the wells directly and holds a financial, non-operating interest in the others.—
Rachel Nostrant,
Houston Chronicle,
26 Jan. 2026
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Last year, though revenue and operating profit increased, non-operating red ink pushed the company into a full-year loss of NT$766 million, or $25 million.—
Russell Flannery,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Struijk will undoubtedly keep playing the goal over in his head, but Leeds cannot dwell on this.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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The Mets dropped both games of Sunday’s doubleheader to the cellar-dwelling Colorado Rockies, a team that lost 119 games last season.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
27 Apr. 2026
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City officials say the goal is to make park rules clearer, reinforce existing closing hours, and improve safety in and around these spaces.—
Conor McGill,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Under existing law, lawmakers can lose their pensions if convicted of a federal crime that relates to public corruption, espionage, treason or several other national security offenses.—
Anna Liss-Roy The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Valerii’s first task each evening was to read the operational log.—
Lizzie Johnson,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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The building was closed in the immediate aftermath, but the rest of the plant remained operational, and the tornado did not derail the production launch, the company said.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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In a game Atlanta needed to win to stay alive.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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It’s been happening for 60 years and local theater remains alive and thriving at the Ridgefield Theater Barn.—
Pamela Brown,
Hartford Courant,
30 Apr. 2026
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From 2021 to 2023, about two-thirds of adults over 65 had hypertension, according to the operative definition at the time.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
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Endless is the operative word at Lavo Italian Restaurant’s weekend brunch, where the traditional sit-down meal gives way to a high‑energy, indulgent experience that feels unmistakably Vegas.—
USA TODAY NETWORK,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Live.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/live. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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