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as in lived
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 ranked
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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as in happened
to take place
the party is next Saturday
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Recent Examples of been
Sharpe also been an organizer of Bockfest and was the development director of former local radio station WNKU.
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Erin Glynn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Sep. 2025
Sean Payton‘s been the Broncos head coach for just over two years now.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2025
Erin Glynn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Sep. 2025
Sean Payton‘s been the Broncos head coach for just over two years now.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for been
Verb
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The couples shared a landlord, a bachelor and fitness buff named Jocko who lived alone with his parrot, Pontius Pilate.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Oct. 2025
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Tupac lived multiple rap existences.—
Jeff Pearlman,
Rolling Stone,
17 Oct. 2025
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Levi Jones, a 33-year-old business owner, pulled up to Sacred Eye Tattoos in Hollywood last week and sat for eight hours getting a photorealistic black-and-white portrait of Mangione on his leg.—
Amanda Rosa,
Orlando Sentinel,
24 Dec. 2024
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The birthday boy and his big sister Sterling Skye, 3, each sat between one of their parents’ laps.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
24 Dec. 2024
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Top stars such as Shane Lowry, Brian Harman, Viktor Hovland and Michael Kim are ranked in the top 10.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Oct. 2025
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Hard to believe Louisville was not ranked entering Friday night.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
18 Oct. 2025
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But when a famous author sneaks into town and a body is found in his penthouse apartment, cunning fox investigator Vera Vixen must piece together what happened.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
18 Oct. 2025
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Craft opened up about what happened on the agreement that the name of the zoo involved be omitted from the story.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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And never mind that there is an actual anti-fascist movement, not only in Europe, but one that’s existed in the United States.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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And this is a very important Esther season and a really big complicated story for her, that couldn’t have existed first season.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Frank Vogel stood outside the Dallas Mavericks’ temporary locker room Wednesday night and recounted the shiver that recently ran down his spine.—
Dan Woike,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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Last March, Sam Westhoff, who performs under the moniker Haffway, stood beneath a lone spotlight onstage at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville and delivered a song about struggling to slow down.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
17 Oct. 2025
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Police who were involved in the incident have been placed on administrative leave, following department policy.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
20 Oct. 2025
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The Broncos got screwed on an interference call that placed the ball on the 1-yard line.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
20 Oct. 2025
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Wipe the baseboards dry with a towel when you're done.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
17 Oct. 2025
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Just because it hasn’t been done, doesn’t mean it can’t be done.—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Been.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/been. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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