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v. - Support oneself; Continue to live; Live longer than; Continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.).

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  • Dogs can survive happily on an almost vegetarian diet which would make your cat very ill.
  • Coturnix says the way to survive is to be smart and invisible.
  • Attacked and hunted, their only chance to survive is to find a way back to the surface.
  • As some have said above, there are alternative lifeboats and the way to survive is to get in them.
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