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as in to live
to have life
stories that begin with the familiar line "once upon a time there was a beautiful maiden"
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as in to happen
to take place
the party is next Saturday
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Recent Examples of be
There is a sense that Messi is increasingly gearing up for life after his playing career.
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Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 28 June 2025
There is a road closure on Monarch Highway from exit 225A to I-35 North.
—Kansas City Star, 28 June 2025
There was a lot of CGI involved to add the sense of height, as well as have the rope.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 28 June 2025
After Camelot, before the brain worms, there was a stylish, tragic Kennedy love story that briefly captured the entire world’s attention.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 16 June 2025
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Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 28 June 2025
There is a road closure on Monarch Highway from exit 225A to I-35 North.
—Kansas City Star, 28 June 2025
There was a lot of CGI involved to add the sense of height, as well as have the rope.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 28 June 2025
After Camelot, before the brain worms, there was a stylish, tragic Kennedy love story that briefly captured the entire world’s attention.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 16 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for be
Verb
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The guy with the motorcycle who does not have a place to live?—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
1 July 2025
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The impact on daily life Being able to communicate in real-time, with one's own voice and personality, is a game-changer for people living with paralysis.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2025
Verb
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Churches, synagogues, temples, mosques — these worldly shells stand as evidence of New York’s long history of diversity and change.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
27 June 2025
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At the end of the day, get a grip people, F1 stands to open globally to $115M+.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
27 June 2025
Verb
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While Clark was first in fan votes, and third among the media, her fellow WNBA players ranked her ninth among the guards.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2025
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The Thunder ranked 24th in Sportico’s NBA team valuations in September at $3.55 billion.—
Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
1 July 2025
Verb
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These sound like science-fiction scenarios, but these were conversations that were happening quietly around dinner tables.—
Frank Langfitt,
NPR,
22 June 2025
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The compression of the NBA Finals, draft and free agency cycles into a two-week sip from the firehose unfortunately necessitates that moves like this happen now.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
Verb
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Particle physicists are investigating whether the right-handed neutrino exists or if neutrinos’ mirror images are simply identical, which could help explain why the universe contains something rather than nothing.—
Zack Savitsky,
Wired News,
22 June 2025
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However, legislators noted, as of June 2025 there only exist about 65,000 hotel rooms within a hundred-mile radius of the city.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
21 June 2025
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Even Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander quickly went over, touched Haliburton on the head as the Pacers guard lay face-down on the court and offered a kind word.—
Tim Reynolds,
Chicago Tribune,
23 June 2025
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The answer lies in his DNA, intertwined with that soil in La Grange, where families in Lubbock County still lounge in backyards across Fayette County and swap tales of one Lawrence Dobbins.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
22 June 2025
Verb
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Simply place the pad in the accompanying mini wash bag and pop it into the laundry.—
The Glamour editors,
Glamour,
26 June 2025
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Emphasis was placed on breadth of true impact across the widest landscape.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 June 2025
Verb
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On the rooftop, the Suba Restaurant sits beside the pool and features panoramic views of the sea against the backdrop of Lisbon’s red roofs.—
Monica Mendal,
Vogue,
1 July 2025
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Companies like Paxos and Anchorage sit right in the middle of the exchange to custody the stablecoins and then allow Visa to send a fiat currency payment.—
Steven Dudash,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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“Be.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/be. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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