life-sustaining

adjective

: helping someone or something to stay alive : supporting or extending life

life-sustaining medical treatment

The storm brought life-sustaining rain/water to the farms.

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During his mother’s last days, Tom Dibble made the decision to stop life-sustaining measures. —

J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 7 Dec. 2024 These same minerals are found in hot springs, which may have provided the same conditions necessary for these life-sustaining reactions. —

Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024 The machines provide life-sustaining goods and services as part of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' annual Light the World initiative. —

Delano Massey, Axios, 26 Nov. 2024 Zillions of oxygen molecules, released from zillions of chloroplasts around the planet, become the life-sustaining atmosphere that supports Earth’s vast ecological communities. —

Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for life-sustaining

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