live with

phrase

Synonyms of live withnext
: to put up with : accept, tolerate
had to live with their decision
see also live one's truth

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Court records show he was allowed to live with his parents in Scottsdale, a Phoenix suburb, after posting bond following his initial arrest. — Perry Vandell, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026 Her two younger siblings are now living with a new foster mother. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026 Growing up with 9/11, the Great Recession, crushing student loan debt, many millennial workers have lived with significant challenges to social norms and safety nets that offered previous generations some support. — Adia Harvey Wingfield, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 About 1,800 children were living in shelters and roughly 22,000 facing deportation were living with outside sponsors such as family members, according to the legal service providers whose contract expired. — ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for live with

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