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survivals
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the state in which a person manages to stay alive or strong despite dangers or difficulties
- The survival of the crew depended on their ability to find fresh water.
- The doctor was amazed by her survival after such a severe accident.
- Survival in the wilderness requires knowledge of basic shelter and food sources.
- The film depicted the family's struggle for survival during the war.
- The book tells a powerful story of survival against overwhelming odds.
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something that continues to exist after others have disappeared or ended
- The building is a survival from the medieval period.
- Certain traditions are survivals of ancient rituals.
- Stone tools are survivals of prehistoric technology.
- His memory of the event is a survival of childhood experiences.
- The manuscript is the only survival of the author's early works.
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the process by which organisms best adapted to their environment continue to exist while others die out
- Natural selection favors the survival of the fittest.
- The study examined survival strategies among desert plants.
- Evolution relies on the survival of species suited to changing conditions.
- Predation affects the survival of weaker individuals in the population.
- The survival of certain traits ensures adaptation over generations.