- present participle of survive.
surviving
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The surviving sisters explained that Nicole was diagnosed in 2022 with Stage 3 breast cancer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
Something that is often overlooked: The surviving spouse may not have the same financial knowledge as the one who died, so planning for that scenario should also be a focus.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026
She told the New York Times last month that the company’s CEO, Alejandro Betancourt, was behind “obscene corruption” and that under democracy she didn’t see the deal surviving.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
For early humans, access to such environments could have made the difference between surviving in an unfamiliar landscape and being unable to sustain a population.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026
Eileen met and talked with the surviving Mercury 13 women.
From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson
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