life-giving
Americanadjective
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Origin of life-giving
First recorded in 1555–65
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These stories are all reminders that dedication to one’s craft is not just life-giving, it’s what makes life worth living.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
The erosion of medical care’s fundamental nature as life-giving, hence the American Medical Association’s continued opposition to the practice.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025
There were folks in the audience who didn’t think that was anything to laugh at; the unmistakably sour expression on James Burrows’ face as Rogen skipped to the stage was life-giving.
From Salon • Sep. 15, 2025
But those planets are far away from our life-giving Sun.
From BBC • Aug. 8, 2025
The transition roughly coincides with the transition between dry and wet seasons—the time when the Milky Way releases life-giving water to Pacha Mama, Mother Earth—and divides the heavens into four quar- ters.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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