live through
phrasal verb
lived through; living through; lives through
1
: to survive (an experience, a troubling time, etc.) : to endure
If I can live through this, I can live through anything.
2
US, sometimes disapproving
: to enjoy the experiences and achievements of (another person) instead of one's own experiences and achievements
She can't live through her daughter.
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Only subscribers with Paramount+ with Showtime can access the stream live through their local CBS affiliate on the service.
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Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 14 Sep. 2025
Many of them had lived through decades of mistrust in the financial system back in the former Soviet Union.
—Sergei Klebnikov, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Users will also be able to speak in their native language through the earbuds, which can be translated live through text or speech.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
For a generation whose existence is mostly, if not entirely, lived through devices, peering through the hypnotic glow of their phone screens at a picture-in-picture playback of the events unfolding in front of them is an extension, or even an evolution, of the experience.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
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Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 14 Sep. 2025
Many of them had lived through decades of mistrust in the financial system back in the former Soviet Union.
—Sergei Klebnikov, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Users will also be able to speak in their native language through the earbuds, which can be translated live through text or speech.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
For a generation whose existence is mostly, if not entirely, lived through devices, peering through the hypnotic glow of their phone screens at a picture-in-picture playback of the events unfolding in front of them is an extension, or even an evolution, of the experience.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for live through
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“Live through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/live%20through. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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