as in to live
to have life
strive to have a full, rich life rather than merely exist
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Recent Examples of exist
The hotel was designed to exist in harmony with its surroundings.
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Monica Mendal, Vogue, 15 July 2025
The answer to the betting debate may help determine who has regulatory authority over its platform, and in turn, whether the financial technology upstart can continue to exist in its current form in all 50 states.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 15 July 2025
Whatever records exist in the city’s files have to be made public.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 15 July 2025
Skilled workers migrated to other jobs; those defense industries which still existed, like shipbuilding, were short tens of thousands of employees.
—Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
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Monica Mendal, Vogue, 15 July 2025
The answer to the betting debate may help determine who has regulatory authority over its platform, and in turn, whether the financial technology upstart can continue to exist in its current form in all 50 states.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 15 July 2025
Whatever records exist in the city’s files have to be made public.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 15 July 2025
Skilled workers migrated to other jobs; those defense industries which still existed, like shipbuilding, were short tens of thousands of employees.
—Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
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Talking with detainees about living conditions is the most important part of a tour, Eskamani said.—
Kairi Lowery,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 July 2025
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One of the things that makes Batman Begins so definitive a depiction of Batman’s origin is that this film, like its sequel The Dark Knight, depicted Gotham City as a living breathing character in the story.—
Mark Hughes,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
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Sanders said that his office reviews all felony charges filed by police and those cases are presented to a grand jury if prosecutors believe there is probable cause that a felony was committed.—
Quinlan Bentley,
The Enquirer,
23 July 2025
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There is a stone wall near the new beach that helps stabilize it, as well as dry prairie grasses meant to deter birds, which contributed to the bacteria levels in the water.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
23 July 2025
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“Exist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exist. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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