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Updated June 2026
To continue to live or exist, especially in difficult circumstances. To remain alive after an event in which others have died.
“The company struggled to survive during the economic recession.”
/səˈvaɪv/
sur·vive
Contains two V's and vowels U, I, E; common verb
Worth 10 points; double V unusual and valuable
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