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live

Definition for live

adjective as in existent

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alive

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animate, breathing, living

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aware, conscious, vital

adjective as in energetic, vigorous

verb as in exist

verb as in inhabit a dwelling

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crash, locate, occupy, reside, settle

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abide, bide, bunk, dwell, lodge, nest, perch, roost

verb as in enjoy being alive

verb as in make money to support living

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Example Sentences

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These rival kitties were leopard cats, small wild cats with leopard-like spots, that lived in human settlements in China for around 3,500 years.

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They didn’t win via a headline-grabbing prosecution or courtroom drama, but rather by going public and then doggedly demanding the system live up to its own rules.

Sony can sue the alleged pirates, but it’s unlikely to win big damages by taking a 30-year-old living in his parents’ basement to court.

The alleged shooting by an Afghan ‘partner’ shouldn’t condemn all who assisted the U.S. and now live here.

From there we hopscotched to Chile, up to Mexico City, and then out to Alaska’s remote Aleutian Chain, where a sturdy, generous band of believers make their living off the Bering Sea.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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