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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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Our everlasting craftsmanship is what enables pieces to be tailored and redesigned, meaning each piece can act as a living legacy constantly being shaped by the hands it is passed onto.—
Felicity Carter,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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These military wives said factors like commute time, distance from medical providers and school districts influence families' decisions to stay in the surrounding base area, in addition to the benefit of community living near other servicemembers and their families.—
Steve Osunsami,
ABC News,
19 June 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
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The Stallions finished 18-3 and ranked No. 2 in the nation after their 6-5 loss to rival Lake Highland Prep.—
Gary Curreri,
Sun Sentinel,
20 June 2025
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The band likely would have dominated this kind of ranking during its heyday had this specific Billboard tally existed decades ago.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
Verb
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But there are times where, for some reason, things don’t happen.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
22 June 2025
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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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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
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Former Boston Celtics co-owner Jim Pallotta just placed his nearly 20-acre estate on the market there for $38 million, positioning it to become the town’s most expensive sale to date.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
26 June 2025
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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
Verb
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Fashion has long been known to sit at the intersection of practicality and play.—
Jackson Walker,
Baltimore Sun,
19 June 2025
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For six years, the building that once housed The Coffee Cup, a beloved neighborhood diner in St. Paul’s North End, sat empty.—
Jess Fleming,
Twin Cities,
19 June 2025
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“Be.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/be. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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