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
Such a zone existed pre-robot world.
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Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Then, Guilarte traveled to Medellín, Colombia, to meet with Francisco Lopera, the pioneering Alzheimer’s researcher who uncovered a heritable form of the disease that existed in his home region.
—Brianna Abbott, STAT, 7 Apr. 2026
The program has existed for decades.
—Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 7 Apr. 2026
Several of the vulnerabilities discovered using the model had existed undetected for years, according to the company, the oldest being a 27-year-old bug in OpenBSD—an operating system best known for its strong security.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2026
Proof that in the 1800s, when slavery still gripped much of the United States, a thriving, self-sustaining Black community not only existed in Bridgeport, but flourished.
—Reginald David, Hartford Courant, 7 Apr. 2026
With that history in mind and the porous secondary that existed in Dallas last season, addressing the nickel spot with confidence is still on the agenda for Schottenheimer and the Cowboys.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Apr. 2026
In 1969, a Puerto Rican civil rights group, the Young Lords, held weekly street cleanups in East Harlem to highlight the racial and economic inequality that existed in city garbage collection.
—Tim Craig The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 5 Apr. 2026
By measuring levels of radiocarbon — a naturally occurring form of carbon that changes over time — the team could calculate how long the protein, and the shark, had existed.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 31 Mar. 2026
Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Then, Guilarte traveled to Medellín, Colombia, to meet with Francisco Lopera, the pioneering Alzheimer’s researcher who uncovered a heritable form of the disease that existed in his home region.
—Brianna Abbott, STAT, 7 Apr. 2026
The program has existed for decades.
—Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 7 Apr. 2026
Several of the vulnerabilities discovered using the model had existed undetected for years, according to the company, the oldest being a 27-year-old bug in OpenBSD—an operating system best known for its strong security.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2026
Proof that in the 1800s, when slavery still gripped much of the United States, a thriving, self-sustaining Black community not only existed in Bridgeport, but flourished.
—Reginald David, Hartford Courant, 7 Apr. 2026
With that history in mind and the porous secondary that existed in Dallas last season, addressing the nickel spot with confidence is still on the agenda for Schottenheimer and the Cowboys.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Apr. 2026
In 1969, a Puerto Rican civil rights group, the Young Lords, held weekly street cleanups in East Harlem to highlight the racial and economic inequality that existed in city garbage collection.
—Tim Craig The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 5 Apr. 2026
By measuring levels of radiocarbon — a naturally occurring form of carbon that changes over time — the team could calculate how long the protein, and the shark, had existed.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 31 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for existed
Verb
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The tours cover the estate’s architecture, its history with horse breeding and racing and the journey from enslavement to emancipation of the African Americans who lived there.—
Lauren Schuster,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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Five minutes later, a 911 dispatcher sent police and paramedics toward the northwest Charlotte neighborhood off Rozelles Ferry Road, where Graves lived and where Watson had been fatally shot.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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There was a lot going on in those four seconds of silence.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
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And then there was the 2025 NHL draft.—
Tom Dougherty,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Existed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/existed. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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