as in lived
to have life
strive to have a full, rich life rather than merely exist
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Recent Examples of existed
The field had only formally existed for something like twenty years.
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Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
The question of whether these venatrices, or female beast hunters, truly existed had long been a mystery.
—Taylor Mitchell Brown, Scientific American, 19 May 2026
At the juncture of science and the human eye, what existed hours ago as a smattering of red, green, and yellow on radar screens was now a rapidly evolving weather system.
—Emily Holshouser
may 19, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 May 2026
The structural deficit — an ongoing gap between income and outgo — has existed ever since, totaling $125 billion, according to Petek.
—Dan Walters, Oc Register, 19 May 2026
Civ 7’s biggest changes were meant to solve old pain points and pacing problems that had existed since the dawn of the series, but solving them meant undermining some of the self-expression and freedom players had in earlier entries.
—ArsTechnica, 19 May 2026
That group photograph, taken inside an Asolo theater in the Veneto, a region near Venice where they were based, was a lively organism that existed between 1981 and 1985.
—Maria Cristina Pavarini, Footwear News, 19 May 2026
Agents involved in the more than 73,000 unauthorized plan switches often relied on people not knowing this check existed.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
However, researchers say the work is not just about restoring what once existed, but preparing forests for a climate that no longer resembles the past.
—Annika Hammerschlag, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
The question of whether these venatrices, or female beast hunters, truly existed had long been a mystery.
—Taylor Mitchell Brown, Scientific American, 19 May 2026
At the juncture of science and the human eye, what existed hours ago as a smattering of red, green, and yellow on radar screens was now a rapidly evolving weather system.
—Emily Holshouser
may 19, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 May 2026
The structural deficit — an ongoing gap between income and outgo — has existed ever since, totaling $125 billion, according to Petek.
—Dan Walters, Oc Register, 19 May 2026
Civ 7’s biggest changes were meant to solve old pain points and pacing problems that had existed since the dawn of the series, but solving them meant undermining some of the self-expression and freedom players had in earlier entries.
—ArsTechnica, 19 May 2026
That group photograph, taken inside an Asolo theater in the Veneto, a region near Venice where they were based, was a lively organism that existed between 1981 and 1985.
—Maria Cristina Pavarini, Footwear News, 19 May 2026
Agents involved in the more than 73,000 unauthorized plan switches often relied on people not knowing this check existed.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
However, researchers say the work is not just about restoring what once existed, but preparing forests for a climate that no longer resembles the past.
—Annika Hammerschlag, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for existed
Verb
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Most of the residents of the Hamad Building had lived there for decades.—
Rania Abouzeid,
New Yorker,
21 May 2026
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Over hundreds of years, at least 50 Indian tribes lived full-time or have connections to what is now the state of Colorado.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
20 May 2026
Verb
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There was an active shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
19 May 2026
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In our family, my father was usually the one driving, but there was never any doubt who was really setting our direction.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
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