as in empirical
based on observation or experience
child psychologist Bruno Bettelheim believed that fairy tales help children cope with their existential anxieties and dilemmas
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Recent Examples of existential
Israeli officials view Iran’s nuclear and missile advances as existential threats.
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Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
None of this is yet existential for the Kremlin or its war in Ukraine.
—Suriya Jayanti, Time, 10 Nov. 2025
That leaves Zverev, who has had his own existential crises this year.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
Like the Rudy Giuliani mayoralty, but sort of impotent in ruthlessness, the Adams administration has loved to identify a scourge, an opportunity to conjure existential threats of social breakdown that the mayor’s office can then claim to heal.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2025
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Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
None of this is yet existential for the Kremlin or its war in Ukraine.
—Suriya Jayanti, Time, 10 Nov. 2025
That leaves Zverev, who has had his own existential crises this year.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
Like the Rudy Giuliani mayoralty, but sort of impotent in ruthlessness, the Adams administration has loved to identify a scourge, an opportunity to conjure existential threats of social breakdown that the mayor’s office can then claim to heal.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for existential
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This work is a foundational step toward applying insights from fundamental physics to the empirical study of human creativity and complex decision-making processes.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Oct. 2025
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Wilken repeatedly emphasized the three cases involve claims under antitrust law, not other areas of law, and whether other areas of law are impacted would require separate litigation, with evidence, testimony and empirical analysis.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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Glenn co-authored a large observational study on the effects of the portfolio diet, which published in 2023.—
Renée Onque,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 2025
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An observational study from the American Heart Association (AHA) examined five years of health records of 130,828 adults with insomnia, half of whom used melatonin for at least one year.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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According to a staff report, the project complies with Antioch’s General Plan as well as zoning and objective standards.—
Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
6 Nov. 2025
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The evidence of decline is seen in objective behavior, not just self-reporting.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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They’re joined by Clint Bentley’s Train Dreams, Ira Sachs’ experimental Peter Hujar’s Day, Johnny Depp’s curious Modigliani biopic Modi and Lost & Found In Cleveland, which is testing a new digital theatrical marketplace.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
7 Nov. 2025
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An experimental serum shows promise in reversing baldness within 20 days.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Existential.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/existential. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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