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 Capote moved to New York in the early 1930s to live with his mother, Lillie Mae Faulk, and her second husband, José García Capote. — Juliana Ukiomogbe, Architectural Digest, 6 July 2026 The group’s 2024 Addiction Stigma Index Report found that 57% of the public believe a person living with substance abuse disorder is not trustworthy. — Brianna Wallen, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2026 Each of the first season’s seven episodes covers a different mental health issue, from how to handle a panic attack, the challenges of living with ADHD, and how to differentiate between feeling blue or sad and actual depression. — Parents, 4 July 2026 Estia Roseville, located at 6350 Baseline Road, features 209 one- and two-bedroom rental homes designed to combine the convenience of apartment living with the feel of a single-family neighborhood. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 5 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for live with
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stand for
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  • Stagger director terms so only a third stand for election each year, which blocks a single-cycle takeover.
    — Kyle Westaway, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Crisis and renewal are strictly a matter of marketing now, a fiction that permanently assigns the Democrats the role of technocrats managing national decline while Republicans get to stand for muscular optimism and economic expansion.
    — Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
Definition of stand for

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“Live with.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/live%20with. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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