live with

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Definition of live withnext
as in accept
to put up with (something painful or difficult) She was forced to live with the mistakes she had made.

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Recent Examples of live with Zelensky said a care home for elderly citizens and people living with disabilities was among the dozens of building damaged in the latest attack, and that more than 300 emergency services personnel were responding at the scene. — Svitlana Vlasova, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026 Ungaro lived with Araujo in a waterfront Sunny Isles Beach condo. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026 For now, however, the Bombers sound willing to live with his waning defense down the stretch and in the playoffs. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 28 Aug. 2026 But Peasley also lives with Type 1 diabetes and wanted to avoid the potential fogginess and drowsiness that can accompany anesthesia. — Marlee Ginter, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for live with
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  • Protecting delicate internal materials To solve this problem, engineers created the UROCOIC architecture, which stands for Unitized Reinforcing Outer Cover On Internal Components.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Draco stands for the Destructive Reentry Assessment Container Object.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2026
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“Live with.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/live%20with. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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