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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a survival of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to something that has persisted or remained from an earlier time, often in a historical or cultural context.
Example: "The use of this ancient ritual is considered a survival of pre-Christian traditions."
Alternatives: "a remnant of" or "a vestige of".
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AT its best, sports is a survival of the fittest.
A battle of wills and a survival of the fittest.
The Temple of Bel stood poignantly as a survival of the city's ancient religion.
The tournament, delayed a day by rain, will now become a survival of the fittest.
He knows the Derby trail is a survival of the fittest.
And, to some extent, it's also a survival of the handsomest and most talented.
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Some reality shows are predicated on cruelty, or at least a survival-of-the-fittest mentality.
The week has inevitably become a survival-of-the-funniest competition, with Mr. Michaels as the final arbiter.
The players who finally win will have gone through a survival-of-the-fittest routine like none of them has ever seen before.
And he had begun to worry that America was returning to the robber-baron era, "creating a survival-of-the-fittest society".
Yet, people's and society's need for education can't be sorted on the basis that your local schools are in a survival-of-the-fittest battle with each other.
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