SURVIVORSHIP Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

survivorship

noun

Definition of survivorship

as in survival

uninterrupted or lasting life The two became close friends after sharing the same journey of survivorship from cancer.

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Recent Examples of survivorship Depending on how the property was held, this is either an affidavit of survivorship, a new deed, or documentation from the probate court. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2026 As part of national cancer survivorship celebrations in June, Scripps Cancer Center will host a free, virtual cancer survivors support group on June 9 for anyone adjusting to life after cancer treatment. — Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2026 The triumph of self-abjection serves as a soothing narrative hook in a certain species of female-survivorship tale. — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 1 June 2026 In addition to celebrating cancer survivors, the event will feature information on cancer support groups, the free eight-week virtual Moving Beyond Cancer survivorship program and other resources for cancer survivors. — Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for survivorship

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survival

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From 2001 to 2010, as Denmark introduced nationwide resuscitation initiatives including mandatory school CPR education, bystander CPR rates more than doubled, while 30-day survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest more than tripled.

— Meng Yang, Time, 18 Oct. 2026
His interview with O’Donnell relates his story—a faulty parachute, a tough crash, a long bloody hike, and survival until he was rescued by an American plane—in a genuinely moving way.

— Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026

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