as in survivance
uninterrupted or lasting life
The survival of many endangered species is imperiled by human action.
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Recent Examples of survival
The cooperation and technology is causing hope for the right whales’ survival to slowly, and cautiously, grow.
Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
Electronic lighthouses for whale sightings
Mariners already try to avoid whales to protect the animals and their ships.
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Nate Iglehart, Christian Science Monitor, 21 May 2025
Glioblastoma, the most aggressive and deadly type of brain cancer, is known to have a very poor prognosis — but a new study suggests that a pain-relieving drug could extend survival.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 21 May 2025
For cancer that has metastasized, the median 5-year survival dips to nearly 38%, according to NCI.
—Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 20 May 2025
Sea cucumbers use their regenerative powers for survival, too.
—Katarina Zimmer, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 May 2025
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Nate Iglehart, Christian Science Monitor, 21 May 2025
Glioblastoma, the most aggressive and deadly type of brain cancer, is known to have a very poor prognosis — but a new study suggests that a pain-relieving drug could extend survival.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 21 May 2025
For cancer that has metastasized, the median 5-year survival dips to nearly 38%, according to NCI.
—Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 20 May 2025
Sea cucumbers use their regenerative powers for survival, too.
—Katarina Zimmer, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for survival
Noun
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Others choose to merge—adopting neural implants, integrating with machine intelligence, or transitioning into post-biological existence.—
Robert B. Tucker,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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Now three years into its existence, the ways to honor this federal holiday are evolving – especially given rapid challenges to civil rights, social justice and how diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives are being rolled back.—
Lisa Vernon Sparks,
Charlotte Observer,
30 May 2025
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That idea of Gotham survivorship was the main point of the musical (which was adapted from a Federico Fellini movie that had been much heavier on the tragic pathos).—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
17 May 2025
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However, this represents a classic survivorship bias that focuses only on those rare successes while ignoring the thousands of failures that never make the headlines.—
Dmitry Malin,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Survival.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/survival. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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