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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
Defending champion Argentina survived an upset bid by World Cup darling Cabo Verde 3-2 earlier Friday and next takes on Egypt Tuesday in a Round of 16 game at Atlanta.
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Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
4 July 2026
Shawna underwent several surgeries and remained in critical condition but survived the attack.
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Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
3 July 2026
Led by its captain and best player of all-time, Mohamed Salah, Egypt survived its toughest test against a youthful and scrappy Australia squad on Friday at AT&T Stadium with a penalty shootout win in the round of 32.
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Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 July 2026
The victims were all seriously injured, but survived the bombing, authorities said.
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Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
3 July 2026
But the guitar somehow survived… The trailers often show the KVIFF statuettes getting treated in funny and unconventional ways.
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Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
3 July 2026
This probably marked the last World Cup game for Croatia legend Luka Modrić, 40, while Portugal’s star Ronaldo survived to play another game.
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Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
3 July 2026
Twice divorced, Davis is survived by three sons and a daughter.
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Chris Morris,
Variety,
22 June 2026
He is survived by his sons Fred, Doug and Mitchell, daughter Lauren, and his eight grandchildren — Austin, Charlie, Matthew, Hayley, Harper, Sloane, Billie and Cody — two great-grandchildren, cousin Jo Schuman and partner Greg Schriefer.
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Lauryn Overhultz , Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
22 June 2026
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
4 July 2026
Shawna underwent several surgeries and remained in critical condition but survived the attack.
—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
3 July 2026
Led by its captain and best player of all-time, Mohamed Salah, Egypt survived its toughest test against a youthful and scrappy Australia squad on Friday at AT&T Stadium with a penalty shootout win in the round of 32.
—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 July 2026
The victims were all seriously injured, but survived the bombing, authorities said.
—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
3 July 2026
But the guitar somehow survived… The trailers often show the KVIFF statuettes getting treated in funny and unconventional ways.
—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
3 July 2026
This probably marked the last World Cup game for Croatia legend Luka Modrić, 40, while Portugal’s star Ronaldo survived to play another game.
—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
3 July 2026
Twice divorced, Davis is survived by three sons and a daughter.
—
Chris Morris,
Variety,
22 June 2026
He is survived by his sons Fred, Doug and Mitchell, daughter Lauren, and his eight grandchildren — Austin, Charlie, Matthew, Hayley, Harper, Sloane, Billie and Cody — two great-grandchildren, cousin Jo Schuman and partner Greg Schriefer.
—
Lauryn Overhultz , Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
22 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for survived
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To complete the stunt, the actor endured 16 hours of intensive helicopter training every day for more than a month in order to pull off the scene's difficult maneuvers and climactic downward spiral, per the Los Angeles Times.
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Kohn and Warsh’s partnership endured the era’s enormous pressure.
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Chris Lagerbloom lasted three years before taking a job offer in Georgia in 2022.
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In February 2025, the military broke a siege on el-Obeid that had lasted more than a year.
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That obviously had a lot of consequences for the Native Americans who lived there.
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The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee has lived at the home for more than four decades, according to the listing held by Keller Williams Everett's Jeannette Harpole.
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When the Allied powers prevailed in World War II, the United States took the ship as a war prize.
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Unlike its post-war decline when minimalism prevailed, Schiaparelli now thrives by making innovation and shock its core business model.
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The $20-million settlement is another blow to the city’s budget, which has weathered significant increases in liability payouts over the last few years.
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Citadel’s tactical trading fund also weathered a late-June shakeout in quantitative investing.
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Recently, the company withstood another setback when the New Glenn rocket exploded during a test firing on its launch pad in Florida.
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But the Knicks withstood the pressure.
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The ruling did not address whether there was enough cause to remove Cook, based on the fraud allegations brought forth by the administration.
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Police said, according to WBNS, that there was a history of domestic violence in the relationship, and it is believed to be the cause of Creech's death.
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“Survived.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/survived. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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