survival
noun
the act or fact of surviving, especially under adverse or unusual circumstances.
survivals
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pluralof survival.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Most existing Celtic objects—found in bogs and burial mounds—are durable works in stone, bone, glass, metal and terracotta with rare survivals in wood, leather and cloth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026
And there is Van Gogh's At Eternity's Gate - one of the very rare survivals of his first printmaking campaign during which he produced six lithographs in November 1882.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2025
So, a therapy specifically aimed at preserving high intratumour heterogeneity may make sense according to this theoretical approach, as it may slow cancer growth and thus lead to longer survivals.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 4, 2023
Iberia, too, had execution survivals that resolved in freedom for the executed.
From Slate ● Dec. 4, 2022
In marked contrast with it stands the Celtic community, of which survivals were lingering for a long time in Ireland and Wales.
From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Paul Vinogradoff
