SUBSISTS Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

subsists

verb

present tense third-person singular of subsist

as in is

to have life a love that was as great as any that ever did subsist

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Recent Examples of subsists While the former requires, actually subsists, on no cookware at all, the latter requires a great big saute pan. — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 23 June 2026 But what if their financial defenses run short of cash, or the model on which the entire AI industry subsists founders? — Andrew Cockburn, Harpers Magazine, 2 June 2026

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The goal is to keep more legal work in-house and use outside counsel only when there is a specific reason to do so.

— Brian Maass, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
In a recent letter to the communities, CMS didn’t make any promises about a last-minute rescue and warned prices might be higher if there is an emergency allocation.

— Steve Zalusky, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2026

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Transforming lives More than 20 individuals with disabilities have been trained and hired by ARSOBO.

— Allie Torgan, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Jones, who lives about an hour from the main Canadian horse export crossing, told NYT that his reselling of mustangs has saved the government millions of dollars.

— Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026

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Traffic in the waterway remains at less than a fifth of pre-war levels, and no genuinely safe shipping route exists in the region, according to a maritime intelligence group.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
The technology to run this partnership responsibly already exists.

— Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026

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