1
as in existing
having being at the present time
a celebrated author who is generally regarded as America's greatest novelist extant
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as in current
existing or in progress right now
when people envisage the future, they often base their predictions on the assumption that extant trends will continue indefinitely
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Recent Examples of extant
Aside from these extant benchmarks, experts have long debated what an ideal demonstration would look like.
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Matthew Hutson, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Sep. 2025
Tracking new information about the firm The other challenge for extant directors is to stay abreast of the news, 8-Ks, chatter, or sentiment about the firm between board meetings.
—Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Some of the country’s oldest extant buildings and streets are found here, dating back to the 1600s.
—Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 4 Sep. 2025
Then just four months ago, the Supreme Court stated that adherence to extant precedent like Humphrey's Executor controls in resolving stay motions.
—Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 3 Sep. 2025
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Matthew Hutson, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Sep. 2025
Tracking new information about the firm The other challenge for extant directors is to stay abreast of the news, 8-Ks, chatter, or sentiment about the firm between board meetings.
—Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Some of the country’s oldest extant buildings and streets are found here, dating back to the 1600s.
—Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 4 Sep. 2025
Then just four months ago, the Supreme Court stated that adherence to extant precedent like Humphrey's Executor controls in resolving stay motions.
—Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extant
Adjective
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The plan does not cover pre-existing conditions, training or obedience classes and more.—
Ryley Amond,
CNBC,
12 Oct. 2025
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Media outlets like National Geographic and polar explorers questioned whether some of his claims were embellished (which O'Brady forcefully denied) and criticized the all-land route that included traveling on pre-existing tracks.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
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But the initiative stalled for three years, largely due to City Council rules and changes in the City Council office that represents the area, said Harris and a spokesperson for current Councilmember Henry Foster III.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Oct. 2025
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Back in 2018, Delbarton publicly acknowledged that at least 30 men had come forward with allegations that, over the course of three decades, they had been victimized by 13 past or current priests and monks at the school — and by a lay faculty member who is now retired.—
Corky Siemaszko,
NBC news,
9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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But there have already been reports that these watermarks can be erased, and that Sora 2 has generated fake scenes of a man stuffing a ballot box or of people committing non-existent crimes.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
10 Oct. 2025
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Planet Earth is definitely alive, as an atmospheric analysis would reveal, but signs of complex, differentiated, or intelligent life is non-existent.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
2 Oct. 2025
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None of the applicants were present at Wednesday's board meeting.—
Edward McKinnon,
Arkansas Online,
16 Oct. 2025
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Speak was present at South Manchester Coroner’s Court during a brief hearing to open the inquest formally and hear about Hatton’s movements during that weekend.—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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All crossings between Afghanistan and Pakistan were shut on Sunday following ongoing clashes.—
Happymon Jacob,
Time,
16 Oct. 2025
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Newcastle has a thriving alumni scheme with ongoing support and a lively WhatsApp group which, at the last count, had 79 members.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Extant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extant. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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