as in reality
the fact of being or of being real
the existence of UFO's is something that people continue to argue about
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Recent Examples of existence
However, the Supreme Court’s website features similar text, but does not note the existence of a special chair for the president.
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Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 1 Apr. 2026
The very existence of Tisch’s relationship and conversations with Epstein, which are not in dispute, should be enough to embarrass the NFL.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2026
The platform has grown into one of the largest media distribution systems in existence.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2026
At present, as America's military aggression and assault continue with full force, all our efforts and resources are devoted to defending Iran's very existence.
—Lucia I Suarez Sang, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2026
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Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 1 Apr. 2026
The very existence of Tisch’s relationship and conversations with Epstein, which are not in dispute, should be enough to embarrass the NFL.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2026
The platform has grown into one of the largest media distribution systems in existence.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2026
At present, as America's military aggression and assault continue with full force, all our efforts and resources are devoted to defending Iran's very existence.
—Lucia I Suarez Sang, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for existence
Noun
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But, in reality, Hall was always an old-school performer whose like is, these days, quickly vanishing from the scene.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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The Fairfield community surrounding Travis Air Force Base knows all too well the realities and uncertainties that come with wartime.—
Kenny Choi,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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There was a heavy presence of emergency responders at the scene of a missile impact and a main road was partially cordoned off, images from Magen David Adom showed.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Arguably the most important filmmaker to come out of Israel in several generations and a major presence on the world-cinema scene, Lapid specializes in character studies and constant interrogations of the way that power structures (social, national, global) shape lives.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
28 Mar. 2026
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Something else that supports the hypothesis that recent meteors have been larger than usual is the prevalence of sonic booms — loud, explosive sounds caused by shockwaves when meteoroids, small rocky or metallic bodies from space, penetrate deeper into the Earth's atmosphere than usual.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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Among vapers, those between ages 18 and 24 had the highest prevalence of e-cigarette use followed by those between ages 25 and 44.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Chaiwalas, or street tea venders, have long been taken as emblems of the small-scale entrepreneurialism by which uneducated Indians can gain subsistence, and, in theory, something more.—
Nathan Heller,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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However, all over the world and over the course of perhaps 20 generations, most people lived in rural settings, mostly working in subsistence agriculture, and trade was always and everywhere of small scale, as were monetization and market relations.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Existence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/existence. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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