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
  • 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
  • Tupac lived multiple rap existences.
    Jeff Pearlman, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 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
  • 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
  • Hard to believe Louisville was not ranked entering Friday night.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • Police who were involved in the incident have been placed on administrative leave, following department policy.
    Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The Broncos got screwed on an interference call that placed the ball on the 1-yard line.
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Wipe the baseboards dry with a towel when you're done.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025
  • 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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