Whether by a miracle or by good luck, all twenty passengers survived.
verb To continue to exist.
This town has been hit by two hurricanes, but it survives.
verb To live past (a life-threatening event)
Whether by a miracle or by good luck, all twenty passengers survived the crash.
verb To live longer than (someone); to outlive (someone or something); to outlast (something).
His children survived him.
verb To be a victim of nonfatal but substantial harm and nonetheless to display the strength to heal; especially, after a crime or an illness, especially sexual or physical abuse or assault, cancer, or a natural disaster.
I just know you'll get through this, because that's what survivors like you do: they not only survive but thrive.
verb To avoid relegation or demotion to a lower division or league.