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noun

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verb

present participle of be
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as in ranking
to take or have a certain position within a group arranged in vertical classes our school's football team is first in its division

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For the time being, the Club is taking a wait-and-see approach with Morgan Stanley stock. Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2024 But there's the argument that sentient beings should not be killed simply because somebody else doesn’t like them. Christian Holub, EW.com, 4 Oct. 2024 This is yet another rejection and failure to truly connect with another powerful being that could bring to pass a vision with him. Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2024 Three aluminum sculptures from roughly a decade later resemble flabby beings who writhe around above viewers’ heads. Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 8 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for being 

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“Being.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/being. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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