the living

noun

: people who are alive
the living and the dead
The world belongs to the living.

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Photo : Jason Wells/Golden Gate Creative The family is said to have gathered around the living room’s grand piano to sing tunes together. Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 27 Feb. 2025 To fund his war machine, Putin has been throwing the living room furniture into the furnace, cannibalizing productive sectors and relying on unsustainable, record deficit spending. Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian, TIME, 26 Feb. 2025 Since then, the piece has been on display in the living room of their Los Angeles home, as well as near the breakfast table at their home in London. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Feb. 2025 Access is gained by sliding glass doors, with the living room on the right. Adam Williams, New Atlas, 25 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the living

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“The living.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20living. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.

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