survivor
noun
a person or thing that survives.
survivors
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pluralof survivor.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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"The system tells survivors that execution matters to our healing. It doesn't. It's a distraction from what we actually need."
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026
Thought to be extinct until a Wyoming farm dog dragged a dead one home in 1981, every living ferret descends from just 18 wild survivors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
She added some survivors had told her they feared being excluded from the inquiry because their abusers did not fit a particular ethnic profile.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
Not long afterward, an Argentinean expedition arrived and rescued the survivors, bringing their extraordinary Antarctic ordeal to an end.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026
Before them were half a dozen fire trucks and ambudrones, and behind that hordes of survivors.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
