been

past participle of be
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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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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Example Sentences

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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. 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
  • South Florida has lived these lousy afternoons all week — and Friday’s forecast calls for more of the same.
    Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Steve has more than 40 years of food industry experience in his native Hong Kong and in the Bay Area, where the couple lived and owned various eateries for two decades.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • In 2024, Nepal ranked 107th out of 180 countries on Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index, with 84% of people perceiving government corruption to be a major problem.
    Nir Kshetri, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2025
  • The two-time Olympic champion enters this year’s championships ranked fourth in the world.
    Katelyn Hutchison, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Kirk assassination angers and unsettles leaders, residents The assassination of Kirk, which happened in front of hundreds of people and was captured on video and widely circulated on social media, has in particular rattled the nation and drawn condemnation from across the political spectrum.
    Mark Vancleave, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
  • This is mirroring exactly what happened with Mugen Train, and those audience scores are currently sitting at a 99%.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In other words, nearly 2 million jobs that were ostensibly created under the second half of Biden’s presidency never actually existed.
    Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Selling gold seemed like a straightforward experience; after all, it's existed for quite literally thousands of years.
    Brandon Aversano, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • After the plane touched down, a motorcade stood ready to escort Kirk's casket to Hansen Mortuary Chapel near Seventh Street and Northern Avenue.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Witherspoon stood on a trail next to a bike, wearing a pair of army green hiking pants without a wrinkle in sight.
    Jamie Allison Sanders, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Leotlela and Simbine placed fifth and seventh to show South Africa’s sprint dominance.
    Katelyn Hutchison, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Then, in January 2025, the government introduced a Social Media Bill that placed further requirements on social media platforms.
    Nir Kshetri, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This can be done through daily pills or monthly injections.
    Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
  • One of those will be a new Dolby Atmos mix of the original album, done by James Guthrie.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025

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“Been.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/been. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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