as in to live
to have life
a love that was as great as any that ever did subsist
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Recent Examples of subsist
Did Ancient Mongolians Only Eat Blood? Aside from blood sausages, also known as blood pudding in some areas, Mongolians likely subsisted mostly on meat and dairy products from their herds.
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Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 25 June 2024
Studies of the remains of our forebears, as well as observations of living primates and modern-day hunter-gatherers, refute the idea that humans evolved to subsist primarily on animals.
—Kate Wong, Scientific American, 25 June 2024
Residents were not allowed to eat any meat, vegetables, or dairy and subsisted primarily off of rice pudding and peanut butter.
—Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 17 June 2024
Author: Alexander Hamilton To the People of the State of New York:
AFTER an unequivocal experience of the inefficiency of the subsisting federal government, you are called upon to deliberate on a new Constitution for the United States of America.
—Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 30 May 2024
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Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 25 June 2024
Studies of the remains of our forebears, as well as observations of living primates and modern-day hunter-gatherers, refute the idea that humans evolved to subsist primarily on animals.
—Kate Wong, Scientific American, 25 June 2024
Residents were not allowed to eat any meat, vegetables, or dairy and subsisted primarily off of rice pudding and peanut butter.
—Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 17 June 2024
Author: Alexander Hamilton To the People of the State of New York:
AFTER an unequivocal experience of the inefficiency of the subsisting federal government, you are called upon to deliberate on a new Constitution for the United States of America.
—Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 30 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subsist
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In a new Instagram post shared Tuesday, April 8, Haack detailed her experience of living with an anxious attachment style.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Moses lived above his family’s kosher bakery in the Bronx.—
Jenna Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2025
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Obviously, the pandemic was a highly unusual situation but there are lessons to learn when the power of innovation is unleashed, especially in times of crisis.—
Mary Anna Mancuso,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Apr. 2025
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But there are plenty of points available, with Forest now on 57 and another 24 to play for.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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Fully staffed with outposts in Los Angeles and Manhattan, Apex continues the partnership that has existed through several iterations for more than 30 years.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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The existing Elisabetta Franchi boutique on Via Manzoni opened in December 2012 is closing upon the opening of the new one.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2025
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