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subsist

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When most people are barely subsisting, they cannot buy consumer goods.

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Both Senkler and Petersen pointed out that a parasitic lifestyle and slow growth could enable mistletoes to subsist on low amounts of ATP.

The -21 is a theoretical limit though, and Bradley estimates that organisms would be subsisting at a higher power threshold.

For hunter-gatherers, occupying environments where animal protein is essential to subsist, the hunt is an act of necessity.

This allows them to subsist for years on a plant-based diet without suffering from symptoms of deficiency.

And cancer, deceiver, pretender, coward; it cannot even subsist without the vibrant people it depends on.

Why does our government think it's okay for them to subsist on french fries and soda?

She announced her intention to subsist on a diet of water and fish broth, an estimated 200-400 calories per day.

He begins his days at 4:30 a.m., hits the gym by 5, appears to subsist on energy bars, and is said to be “calm, quite—and deadly.”

No more than one convent of each denomination is allowed to subsist, and great checks are put on the profession of new members.

So small a number of people, he said, might easily subsist by catching fish and turtles.

These animals prefer cold countries, but can subsist and propagate in temperate ones.

They seem to require a warm climate to subsist and multiply in, and yet they are not found in India or Africa.

When they fail in procuring animal food, they subsist on roots and fruits.

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On this page you'll find 61 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to subsist, such as: get along, get by, scrape by, be, breathe, and continue.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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