SUBSIST Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

subsist

verb

səb-ˈsist

Definition of subsist

as in to live

to have life a love that was as great as any that ever did subsist

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Recent Examples of subsist Many Cubans were subsisting, and working in industries outright owned by Americans. — Mo Rocca, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026 Many of the dispossessed took to the woods and subsisted by slash-and-burn tillage, while others immigrated to Manchuria and Japan in search of jobs; the majority of Korean residents now in those areas are their descendants. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Mar. 2026 While tough shot-making is fun, prospects who subsist too heavily on that diet have a much higher failure rate as pros, where those shots go from hard to harder. — John Hollinger, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026 Until the money arrived, Haley had been trying to subsist largely on black coffee. — Aria Bendix, NBC news, 8 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for subsist

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Four families living near Meta’s Newton County data center are suing the tech giant, claiming the massive facility taints their drinking water and disrupts their daily lives.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 2 Sep. 2026
The modern lamp is a classic for living rooms where overhead lighting is a non-starter.

— Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of live

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As the commission moved toward a vote on the plan, there was a certain resignation among the ballroom skeptics, who knew that they were outnumbered.

— Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026
McCoy was skeptical; there wasn’t enough time for the Volunteers to drive four hours from Knoxville to Atlanta.

— Matt Baker, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of be

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Musk plans to integrate Cybercabs, which lack manual controls so passengers could take over in an emergency, into the company's existing cab service that up to now uses just normal Tesla vehicle.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
For now, existing smaller data centers represent only a sliver of Charlotte’s overall water demand.

— Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2026

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