exists

present tense third-person singular of exist

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of exists Branding already exists around Kansas City soccer — from Sporting KC to the Kansas City Current to the FIFA World Cup this summer. — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 11 Oct. 2026 Before even making it to the midway point of October, that noise no longer exists, and that reality has understandably sunk in for one of the largest and most passionate fan bases in college sports. — Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026 Many of them are Philadelphia natives, too, and expressed the spirit of generosity that exists in the city. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026 There still exists in him the hope for a return to his idealistic notion of the box being a portal for dimensional advancement, where diseases could be cured, peace could be achieved, and a techno-utopia might be possible across all worlds. — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026 The intermediate exists for approximately 13 picoseconds, or 13 trillionths of a second. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026 The truth is that the motel exists to keep the woman’s feelings alive and replay them. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026 Written in the solitude of endless tour nights following the release of Something, his fourth album exists in the liminal space between pop stardom and the quiet solitude of a hotel room on tour. — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2026 Little infrastructure exists statewide to accommodate the amount of wood now coming off properties. — Jennifer Oldham, Denver Post, 8 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exists
Verb
  • There is an intellectual curiosity and a real competitiveness.
    — Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Also for those with kitchens, there is a Whole Foods and Safeway close by to pick-up groceries.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Within one of those havens, Ellora, lives Pavi, a 10-year-old street kid with no memory of anything beyond the past three years.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026
  • This house is meant to look like someone actually lives there.
    — Plum Sykes, Architectural Digest, 9 Oct. 2026

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“Exists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exists. Accessed 13 Oct. 2026.

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