as in extant
having being at the present time
existing breeds of the turkey that graces our Thanksgiving table are said to bear little resemblance to the gamy birds that the Pilgrims enjoyed
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as in living
to have life
strive to have a full, rich life rather than merely exist
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Recent Examples of existing
Ryley Amond, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2025
Media outlets like National Geographic and polar explorers questioned whether some of his claims were embellished (which O'Brady forcefully denied) and criticized the all-land route that included traveling on pre-existing tracks.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
The arch support worked overtime for her almost non-existing arches and prevented her shins and feet from feeling pain, an uncomfortable side effect of footwear that’s too flat.
—Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
Although inflation stretches the Universe flat and expands any pre-existing particles away from one another, this doesn’t necessarily mean the temperature approaches and asymptotes to absolute zero in short order.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
What is striking to me is that over half of those kids hospitalized are healthy children without any pre-existing medical conditions.
—Pia Pannaraj, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025
Adair had just received medical treatment in the jail’s infirmary for a pre-existing leg wound and was in the process of being transported back to his cell when the altercation broke out.
—Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 19 Sep. 2025
The basis of the lawsuit is that Suno allegedly infringed upon the copyright of the labels’ catalogs by using pre-existing works to train its technology.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 19 Sep. 2025
That’s a good thing for your immune system—vitamin C helps protect existing immune cells and promote the production of new ones, Amidor said.
—Sarah Garone, Health, 17 Sep. 2025
Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
The key difference from the city’s existing policy is that contractors will participate in design.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
With this repurposed, recycled down and feathers from post-use bedding and outerwear, the EverPuff provides the same lofty warmth as virgin down—at 700 fill power—while giving existing materials a second life and reducing environmental impact.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 16 Oct. 2025
As these companies look to expand their data center footprint, their capacity requirements are raising questions over whether existing power generation will be enough.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Still, even with these limitations in mind, Live Translation could have provided an impressive synthesis of AI software with existing hardware, a sort of science-fiction dream.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 16 Oct. 2025
There’s a 313-unit expansion of an existing complex next to the Great Park nearing completion.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
The existing administration building will be extended to accomodate for the education center, archival storage, ADA-compliant bathrooms and a catering kitchen for events like weddings.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
Define Ventures led the round and was joined by Vanderbilt University, Intermountain Ventures, and existing investors.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
The plan does not cover pre-existing conditions, training or obedience classes and more.
—Ryley Amond, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2025
Media outlets like National Geographic and polar explorers questioned whether some of his claims were embellished (which O'Brady forcefully denied) and criticized the all-land route that included traveling on pre-existing tracks.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
The arch support worked overtime for her almost non-existing arches and prevented her shins and feet from feeling pain, an uncomfortable side effect of footwear that’s too flat.
—Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
Although inflation stretches the Universe flat and expands any pre-existing particles away from one another, this doesn’t necessarily mean the temperature approaches and asymptotes to absolute zero in short order.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
What is striking to me is that over half of those kids hospitalized are healthy children without any pre-existing medical conditions.
—Pia Pannaraj, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025
Adair had just received medical treatment in the jail’s infirmary for a pre-existing leg wound and was in the process of being transported back to his cell when the altercation broke out.
—Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 19 Sep. 2025
The basis of the lawsuit is that Suno allegedly infringed upon the copyright of the labels’ catalogs by using pre-existing works to train its technology.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 19 Sep. 2025
That’s a good thing for your immune system—vitamin C helps protect existing immune cells and promote the production of new ones, Amidor said.
—Sarah Garone, Health, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
This configuration allows the containerized launcher to work with the ship’s existing sensors, achieving full engagement capability without requiring new hardware.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
The key difference from the city’s existing policy is that contractors will participate in design.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
With this repurposed, recycled down and feathers from post-use bedding and outerwear, the EverPuff provides the same lofty warmth as virgin down—at 700 fill power—while giving existing materials a second life and reducing environmental impact.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 16 Oct. 2025
As these companies look to expand their data center footprint, their capacity requirements are raising questions over whether existing power generation will be enough.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Still, even with these limitations in mind, Live Translation could have provided an impressive synthesis of AI software with existing hardware, a sort of science-fiction dream.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 16 Oct. 2025
There’s a 313-unit expansion of an existing complex next to the Great Park nearing completion.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
The existing administration building will be extended to accomodate for the education center, archival storage, ADA-compliant bathrooms and a catering kitchen for events like weddings.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
Define Ventures led the round and was joined by Vanderbilt University, Intermountain Ventures, and existing investors.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for existing
Adjective
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Aside from these extant benchmarks, experts have long debated what an ideal demonstration would look like.—
Matthew Hutson,
IEEE Spectrum,
22 Sep. 2025
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Tracking new information about the firm The other challenge for extant directors is to stay abreast of the news, 8-Ks, chatter, or sentiment about the firm between board meetings.—
Shivaram Rajgopal,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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As part of the ceasefire, Hamas released the remaining 20 living hostages held in Gaza, while Israel released nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and detainees.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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By likening the world to a stage and seeing ourselves as the actors living on it, this meta motif — while classical in concept — resonates strongly as a universal theme for those of us living today.—
Billboard Japan,
Billboard,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Groundwater regulation is non existent in the rest of the state.—
Clara Migoya,
AZCentral.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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At a time when federal funding for walk-in hunting programs is limited to non-existent, new programs like these are even more important for hunters and local landowners.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Existing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/existing. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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