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as in was
to have life
Socrates was a philosopher who lived in ancient Greece
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Recent Examples of lived
Were does the Messi game fit on the list of greatest Arrowhead games, when moments lived up to the hype?
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Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2026
Allman − Southern rock pioneer and shy leader of The Allman Brothers Band − lived a life of dichotomy.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 17 June 2026
Akagawa lived some of the time nearby, with his wife and their fifteen-year-old dog.
—Literary Hub, 17 June 2026
The case is significant in Florida, where over a third of all Haitians with TPS — about 145,000 people — lived as of March 2025.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 17 June 2026
Cumming plays Leo while Morrissey stars as Clive, two men in Manchester who have lived next door to each other for almost 15 years before relations unexpectedly deteriorate.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 17 June 2026
George started his schooling at a Montessori preschool in Norfolk when the couple lived mostly at Anmer Hall, their home on the royal family's Sandringham estate.
—Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026
There’s so many things happening at the same time, which is appropriate for a character that’s lived over 200 years and is an amalgamation of everybody else’s perception of him.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 June 2026
The victim, identified as 45-year-old Keisha Furlow, lived near an alley where she was found brutally beaten early Sunday morning, according to the Philadelphia Police Department.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 10 June 2026
Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2026
Allman − Southern rock pioneer and shy leader of The Allman Brothers Band − lived a life of dichotomy.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 17 June 2026
Akagawa lived some of the time nearby, with his wife and their fifteen-year-old dog.
—Literary Hub, 17 June 2026
The case is significant in Florida, where over a third of all Haitians with TPS — about 145,000 people — lived as of March 2025.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 17 June 2026
Cumming plays Leo while Morrissey stars as Clive, two men in Manchester who have lived next door to each other for almost 15 years before relations unexpectedly deteriorate.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 17 June 2026
George started his schooling at a Montessori preschool in Norfolk when the couple lived mostly at Anmer Hall, their home on the royal family's Sandringham estate.
—Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026
There’s so many things happening at the same time, which is appropriate for a character that’s lived over 200 years and is an amalgamation of everybody else’s perception of him.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 June 2026
The victim, identified as 45-year-old Keisha Furlow, lived near an alley where she was found brutally beaten early Sunday morning, according to the Philadelphia Police Department.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 10 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lived
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Pickens’ girlfriend — who lived at the same 83rd Avenue apartment complex where the victims resided — was initially charged with being an accessory, but a judge dismissed that count at a 2025 preliminary hearing.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
12 June 2026
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But the headless remains dating back 7,000 years actually provide new insights into farming communities who resided in that region at the time, according to an announcement from Germany's Kiel University.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
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During the morning low tide, while there was still a small stretch of sand, excavators were working to pile large rip-rap boulders next to the base of the crumbling Pacifica Pier.—
John Ramos,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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While there was movement on the bases for both starters, the game lulled until the seventh.—
Liana Handler
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2026
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Long before supermarkets existed (and even before refrigeration existed), markets were gathering places where locals went to buy fresh fruit and vegetables, fish, meat, cheeses, and much more.—
Laura Itzkowitz,
Travel + Leisure,
16 June 2026
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For biotech founders and investors, that creates a stronger exit market than existed a year or two ago – but not necessarily a simple one.—
Elsa Ohlen,
CNBC,
16 June 2026
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“Lived.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lived. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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