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as in creatures
a member of the human race
no one has the right to enslave another being
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as in entities
one that has a real and independent existence
new parents are typically in awe at having created this separate being
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as in essences
the quality or qualities that make a thing what it is
music is such a large part of her being that she could never give up performing
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Recent Examples of beings
Long before scientists understood solar wind or magnetism, people associated auroras with spirits, omens, warriors, or celestial beings.
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Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
15 June 2026
In Hawaiian culture, menehune are small beings known for mischief and building in the dark of night.
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Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
Vonnegut’s novel is a gem from a simpler era of possible space exploration, complete with the dumbest Martian invasion in literature, kitelike beings that subsist on Mercury’s vibrations, and, of course, Vonnegut’s perennial alien characters, the Tralfamadorians.
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Brianne Kane,
Scientific American,
12 June 2026
In the series, superintelligent AI beings fill a post-scarcity world without traditional jobs.
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Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
The Jesuit order of the Catholic Church sent a small mission to Rakhat, the planet that had sent the message, hoping to reach the beings who lived there.
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Emma Sarappo,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2026
The smiles, according to experts on Buddhism and Buddhist art, suggest a realization of truth, and the legs represent a transition into action, to liberate all sentient beings.
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Anthony Kuhn,
NPR,
11 June 2026
That’s certainly true, in the sense that entanglements among ancient, telepathic beings play out on a time scale us humans struggle to comprehend.
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Alison Herman,
Variety,
7 June 2026
The series wasn’t directly based on a Rice book but centered on her in-universe secret society that monitors supernatural beings and whose representatives (like Justin Kirk’s Raglan James) have shown up in IWTV and The Mayfair Witches.
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Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
2 June 2026
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
15 June 2026
In Hawaiian culture, menehune are small beings known for mischief and building in the dark of night.
—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
Vonnegut’s novel is a gem from a simpler era of possible space exploration, complete with the dumbest Martian invasion in literature, kitelike beings that subsist on Mercury’s vibrations, and, of course, Vonnegut’s perennial alien characters, the Tralfamadorians.
—
Brianne Kane,
Scientific American,
12 June 2026
In the series, superintelligent AI beings fill a post-scarcity world without traditional jobs.
—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
The Jesuit order of the Catholic Church sent a small mission to Rakhat, the planet that had sent the message, hoping to reach the beings who lived there.
—
Emma Sarappo,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2026
The smiles, according to experts on Buddhism and Buddhist art, suggest a realization of truth, and the legs represent a transition into action, to liberate all sentient beings.
—
Anthony Kuhn,
NPR,
11 June 2026
That’s certainly true, in the sense that entanglements among ancient, telepathic beings play out on a time scale us humans struggle to comprehend.
—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
7 June 2026
The series wasn’t directly based on a Rice book but centered on her in-universe secret society that monitors supernatural beings and whose representatives (like Justin Kirk’s Raglan James) have shown up in IWTV and The Mayfair Witches.
—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beings
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What happens in a world where young people are always rendered as creatures of the present, rather than also existing in the past?
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Coffin co-directed four of those movies and voices every last one of the yellow creatures himself.
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One of the entities that helped turn an idea into those accounts was a partnership called the Emergency Savings Initiative (ESI), between asset manager BlackRock and Commonwealth, a national nonprofit focused on financial security.
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Generally, dark energy and dark matter are regarded as separate entities, their elusiveness their primary link.
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One notable upgrade is the Sheet Mask Boost Mode, specifically designed to help hydrating essences penetrate deeper into the skin.
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In this process, neuroscientists assess the emotional benefits of natural essences using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI).
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The town’s predicament highlights the limits of any ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel, and the lingering hardship faced by residents whose lives have been upended by years of conflict.
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The labor of these aging world-builders becomes a blueprint to navigate memory, legacy, and mortality, revealing the divine spirit residing in their daily lives.
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Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.
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Officers believe the suspect started throwing objects out of the passenger-side window during the pursuit.
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Some accounts cite an April 23, 2026 effective date, while the FDA’s own docket shows substances still moving through review months later.
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That’s why only seven substances, BPC-157, KPV, TB-500, MOTS-C, Emideltide, Semax and Epitalon, are on that meeting’s agenda even though far more than seven have already cleared the earlier hurdle.
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The golden generation of American men — Christian Pulisic, Weston McKennie, Tyler Adams and the rest of the Group D winning crew — live and surrounded by red, white and blue in the home of the red and gold.
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Grown men hugged one another, and at least one started crying.
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In fact, many of us often end up buying things that our colleagues found during their search.
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“Beings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beings. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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