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
What happens instead propels both on a spiritual, existential journey that challenges their beliefs.
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Randy Myers, Mercury News, 30 May 2025
Today, writers, journalists and creatives across every medium are facing a new kind of existential threat to their professions from the interests of Silicon Valley.
—Sarah Montana, HollywoodReporter, 29 May 2025
Beyond the practical challenges lies a deeper, more existential question—one that has echoed through colloquies of faculty athletic reps in league meetings this month: Is the job still worth having if it’s excluded from determining the new governance of college sports?
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 29 May 2025
Rob Crossan January 17, 2025 Marketed as a luxury tourist destination, the Maldives struggles with the legacy of an authoritarian government and the existential threat of climate change.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 23 May 2025
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Randy Myers, Mercury News, 30 May 2025
Today, writers, journalists and creatives across every medium are facing a new kind of existential threat to their professions from the interests of Silicon Valley.
—Sarah Montana, HollywoodReporter, 29 May 2025
Beyond the practical challenges lies a deeper, more existential question—one that has echoed through colloquies of faculty athletic reps in league meetings this month: Is the job still worth having if it’s excluded from determining the new governance of college sports?
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 29 May 2025
Rob Crossan January 17, 2025 Marketed as a luxury tourist destination, the Maldives struggles with the legacy of an authoritarian government and the existential threat of climate change.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for existential
Adjective
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The empirical evidence, however, suggests otherwise.—
Dave Wessner,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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And despite claims that providing unemployment insurance will encourage striking workers to stay out longer, both common sense and empirical evidence suggest otherwise.—
Ed Hawthorne,
Hartford Courant,
25 May 2025
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The intent of this article is to provide objective information; however, readers should be aware that the author may have a financial interest in the subject matter discussed.—
Joel Shulman,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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And all of us—users, voters, citizens—can demand that AI serve science and objective truth, not just correlations.—
Erik Otárola-Castillo,
Time,
7 June 2025
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The Annecy team has been incredibly supportive of this experimental journey.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
8 June 2025
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Effect of different types of textile fabric on spermatogenesis: an experimental study National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.—
Sara Novak,
Discover Magazine,
7 June 2025
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“Existential.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/existential. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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