life-giving

adjective

Definition of life-givingnext
as in restorative
giving or having power to create or support life; essential to life The sun provides life-giving energy.

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Recent Examples of life-giving Your 11th House of Friends lights up as the life-giving Sun energizes that area, squaring obligating Saturn in your 8th House of Intimacy and Shared Resources. — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 6 July 2026 This process is complicated by the fact that five have domes that dramatically reduce the amount of life-giving sunlight. — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 5 June 2026 Your 2nd House of Money meaningfully strengthens as the rooted Moon forms a supportive trine with the life-giving Sun in your 6th House of Work. — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 5 June 2026 By employing his knowledge of advanced technology to achieve his goal of crafting a spaceship to transport life-giving water back to his dry planet, Newton creates enormous wealth for his insane aqua-ark idea. — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 29 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for life-giving
Recent Examples of Synonyms for life-giving
  1. restorative
  2. vital
  3. refreshing
  4. stimulating
  5. beneficial
  6. conditioning
  7. stimulative
Adjective
  • Burning is restorative not only for the ecosystem, Briggs-Cloud wrote, but for the community’s spiritual life.
    — M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Far away from the ceaseless whirring of small aircraft transporting tourists on aerial tours of the falls, this stillness, punctuated only by birdsong, feels beautifully restorative.
    — Charukesi Ramadurai, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of restorative
Adjective
  • According to one study, China leads America in 66 of 74 strategically vital technologies, including forms of machine learning and advanced computing.
    — Andrei Iancu, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
  • There are also vital questions about how the upsides of AI are shared fairly.
    — David Miliband, Time, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of vital
Adjective
  • The Imbox deodorizer works to prevent and eliminate odor — and leaves a refreshing fragrance to allow consumers to preserve the feeling of a fresh shoe for longer.
    — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • That pragmatism was refreshing and impeccably executed at Dries Van Noten, Celine, Simone Rocha, and Loewe.
    — Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of refreshing
Adjective
  • Those who understand quickly move forward, while those who need more time, a different explanation or a less stimulating environment can easily fall behind.
    — Irma Davarashvili, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • These adaptogenics also cost as much, if not more, than alcoholic spirits, such as Three Spirit, which incorporates ingredients such as guayusa (stimulating effects), damiana (aphrodisiac effects) and valerian (stress-relieving effects).
    — Esther Tseng, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of stimulating
Adjective
  • More research is needed to better understand the connection between creatine and cognition; but the supplement may be beneficial for brain health, particularly in older adults and for issues related to sleep deprivation.
    — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
  • But Helland said such undertakings, while potentially beneficial, were voluntary on the part of the cities.
    — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of beneficial
Adjective
  • Cayenne owners will be able to track charging via their My Porsche app and are able to create pre-conditioning settings to meet their individual needs.
    — Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Dyson also claims that the Omega nourishing collection delivers up to 94 percent stronger hair, compared to using non-conditioning shampoo on straight hair.
    — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Definition of conditioning
Adjective
  • Summers played an instrumental role in designing the stimulative policies that were used to get the US economy back on track after the Great Financial Crisis.
    — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Thus, despite Bessent’s cheery promises, the historical record of the stimulative effects of financial de-regulation has not proved out.
    — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 21 Dec. 2025
Definition of stimulative

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“Life-giving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/life-giving. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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