subsist
verb (used without object)
to exist; continue in existence.
has been subsisting
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present perfect progressiveof subsist (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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She has been subsisting on a diet of “Slurry,” a “fully dystopian” nutritive gel.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 9, 2017
