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surviving

/sɝvˈaɪvɪŋ/adjective3 syllables

Surviving means: still in existence.

Synonyms for surviving2

adjective, as in still in existence

living, extant

What does surviving mean?1

adjective

1

still in existence“the Wollemi pine found in Australia is a surviving specimen of a conifer thought to have been long extinct and therefore known as a living fossil”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with surviving?8

three syllables

arrivingrevivingdeprivingderiving
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Surviving in a sentence

  • However, recent industry figures show these bookshops are not only surviving, they are thriving.Cangarejo
  • The days are not for surviving, but experiencing.rul
  • We'll have a better chance of surviving if we stay calm.darinmex
  • It was quite fascinating to see how these men were surviving.ulyssemc1
  • We've moved the surviving baby swordtails to another tank.LK
  • I'm the last surviving member of my family.Amastan
  • Ziri is the last surviving member of his family.Amastan
  • The settlers were descendants of the surviving crew.Amastan

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