live on

phrasal verb

lived on; living on; lives on
: to continue to exist
His legend lives on.

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But a version of it lived on in the form of legislation proposed by Cory Booker, the Democratic senator, in 2018, and subsequently reintroduced, in 2023, by Booker and Representative Ayanna Pressley. John Cassidy, New Yorker, 16 June 2025 Trump and his aides live on digital media and were infuriated by social media platforms, which penalized them for criticizing COVID-19 vaccines and policies and banned some of them after Jan. 6. Ben Smith, semafor.com, 16 June 2025 Don't miss Sunday's College World Series showdown; catch the action live on ESPN2. Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025 At least some of the Urban Corps members lived on the property during the construction, documents show. Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for live on

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“Live on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/live%20on. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.

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