Context of Survive

The writing was done with ink on papyrus, sheets made by pressing the pith of a plant and then slicing it. Since papyrus dries up and crumbles, very few documents of ancient Egypt have survived, apart from the hiero­glyphic inscriptions on stone.

The word “survive” in the passage is closest in meaning to?

Examples with Survive

Since more than a decade ago, news companies have been striving to survive as tech companies drastically altered the industry’s business model.

–Technology

Scientists from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China have created a hopeful solar-powered atmospheric water harvesting technology that holds the potential to supply sufficient drinking water for people to survive in challenging and arid regions.

–Science

Many theaters also faced the challenges of thin profit margins in 2020 and might have managed to survive only due to federal pandemic relief programs.

–Business

Andretti, in the days preceding Sunday’s Indy 500, emphasized that the sport would not have survived without improved safety, as corporations were unwilling to spend millions of dollars on a sport with the looming risk of funerals.

–Sports

In 1995, the surviving members of the Beatles teamed up with producer Jeff Lynne to refine the original recordings for “Free as a Bird” and “Real Love,” but the song “Now and Then” did not survive the final selection process.

–Arts and Culture

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