subsisted; subsisting; subsists
2
: to have or acquire the necessities of life (such as food and clothing)
especially
: to nourish oneself
subsisting on roots, berries and grubs
3
a
: to hold true
b
: to be logically conceivable as the subject of true statements
: to support with provisions
Examples of subsist in a Sentence
The author's right to royalties shall subsist for the term of the copyright.
a love that was as great as any that ever did subsist
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With starting quarterbacks getting almost all the reps during practice each week, backups have to subsist mostly on scout team reps and film study.
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Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024
Burbank and Cooper, for whom empires subsist as amazing structures of large-scale governance, accommodating difference without (or until) falling to forces of localism or alternative empires, have a different perspective on collapse.
—Charles S. Maier, Foreign Affairs, 1 July 2010
Did Ancient Mongolians Only Eat Blood? Aside from blood sausages, also known as blood pudding in some areas, Mongolians likely subsisted mostly on meat and dairy products from their herds.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 25 June 2024
Studies of the remains of our forebears, as well as observations of living primates and modern-day hunter-gatherers, refute the idea that humans evolved to subsist primarily on animals.
—Kate Wong, Scientific American, 25 June 2024
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Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024
Burbank and Cooper, for whom empires subsist as amazing structures of large-scale governance, accommodating difference without (or until) falling to forces of localism or alternative empires, have a different perspective on collapse.
—Charles S. Maier, Foreign Affairs, 1 July 2010
Did Ancient Mongolians Only Eat Blood? Aside from blood sausages, also known as blood pudding in some areas, Mongolians likely subsisted mostly on meat and dairy products from their herds.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 25 June 2024
Studies of the remains of our forebears, as well as observations of living primates and modern-day hunter-gatherers, refute the idea that humans evolved to subsist primarily on animals.
—Kate Wong, Scientific American, 25 June 2024
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“Subsist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subsist. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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