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live_on
has definitions from the field of work
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[ verb ] (work) support oneself by doing a certain type of work
Examples "She lives on the meager income from her writing" Used in print (The Detroit News...)Hengesbach , who has been living_on welfare recently , said he hopes to rebuild the farm which was settled by his grandfather in Westphalia , 27 miles southwest of here . (Eugene Burdick, "The Invisible Aborigine"...)The aborigine lives_on the cruelest land I have ever seen . |
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[ verb ] continue to live; endure or last
Examples "We went without water and food for 3 days" "The legend of Elvis lives on" "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America" "The racecar driver lived through several very serious accidents" |
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