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
Long one of the most beautiful ways to preserve produce, candying has existed in some form as far back as ancient China and Rome.
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Hannah Walhout, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Feb. 2026
The Islamic Republic rejected pre-Islamic Persian history, as if nothing of value had existed in Persia before Islam.
—Shahrnush Parsipur, Time, 3 Feb. 2026
The black market existed expressly to exploit these market inefficiencies.
—Scott Eden, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2026
Our team actually went down a rabbit hole really just studying this category of books because there are a lot of folks that didn’t even really know that this genre existed or existed in such volume and that there was so much fandom around it.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 31 Jan. 2026
Let’s jettison the seat-free Starbucks locations that existed solely for mobile order pickup.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026
The Sunshine State’s excess profits law has existed in its statute since the late 1970s.
—Jeff Elkins, Oklahoman, 30 Jan. 2026
This process has always existed in our atmosphere.
—Cutter Martin, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
How dragons existed in the imagination of both Europe in the Middle Ages and China in the fifth millennium BC, though the cultures were unaware of the other’s existence.
—Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
Hannah Walhout, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Feb. 2026
The Islamic Republic rejected pre-Islamic Persian history, as if nothing of value had existed in Persia before Islam.
—Shahrnush Parsipur, Time, 3 Feb. 2026
The black market existed expressly to exploit these market inefficiencies.
—Scott Eden, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2026
Our team actually went down a rabbit hole really just studying this category of books because there are a lot of folks that didn’t even really know that this genre existed or existed in such volume and that there was so much fandom around it.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 31 Jan. 2026
Let’s jettison the seat-free Starbucks locations that existed solely for mobile order pickup.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026
The Sunshine State’s excess profits law has existed in its statute since the late 1970s.
—Jeff Elkins, Oklahoman, 30 Jan. 2026
This process has always existed in our atmosphere.
—Cutter Martin, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
How dragons existed in the imagination of both Europe in the Middle Ages and China in the fifth millennium BC, though the cultures were unaware of the other’s existence.
—Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for existed
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Washington, Lincoln, and Jefferson housing projects were built and black folks settled in, dreaming of moving in with their better-off cousins who lived near Lenox Avenue.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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The slavery exhibits were a collaborative effort and detail the lives of nine people enslaved at the home while Washington lived there as president.—
Eva Andersen,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
Verb
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In between acts, there was a dance intermission featuring background dancers, including a solo female dancer performing a contemporary piece, before the stage opened to a full dance performance.—
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Detectives did not indicate that there was any connection between the two incidents.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Existed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/existed. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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