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stay alive

VERB
exist
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dwell endure go on lie live reside survive
STRONG
consist inhere kick subsist
WEAK
eke out a living get by make it
Antonyms
STRONGEST
cease die
VERB
fend for
Synonyms
WEAK
eke out existence look after make do make provision for provide for subsist support survive sustain
Antonyms
WEAK
ignore neglect
VERB
subsist
Synonyms
STRONGEST
get along get by scrape by
STRONG
be breathe continue endure exist last live manage move remain survive sustain
WEAK
barely exist eke out a living eke out an existence hang in hang on hang tough just make it make ends meet make it remain alive ride out stick it out stick with it
Antonyms
STRONG
cease depart die discontinue halt stop

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For some 73 years Lillard used the machine to stay alive.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

Vitamin B2 is essential for human health, but new research suggests it may also help cancer cells stay alive.

From Science Daily ● May 15, 2026

The first time she had been there, in 1944 at age 16, her mission was to stay alive and save her sister Magda.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026

Cal McMau’s feature directorial debut hardly reinvents the formula, but it does remind audiences what remains so sturdy about the premise of an ordinary man trying to stay alive behind bars.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2026

Cejas and I, two young lone ones on a train, trying to stay alive.

From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads

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