exists

present tense third-person singular of exist

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Recent Examples of exists Barrett noted a berm already exists along the primary school's south side. — Randy Moll, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026 The talent gap that now exists across the sport needs time to close while athletes come to terms with a very different discipline. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026 Because the account already exists, the takeover may never appear on your credit report. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026 That includes basic reforms like same-day registration, online voter registration, universal access to mail voting that doesn’t require strict satisfaction of certain excuse requirements, which still exists in many states. — Astead Herndon, Vox, 24 Oct. 2026 The structure of regional exclusivity exists across MLB and the NHL as well, along with the possibility of a single fan being within the regional footprint of multiple teams. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 23 Oct. 2026 The film, which tells the story of a single father raising a son with Down syndrome who takes him to his first baseball game, is exactly the kind of project that the program exists to support. — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 23 Oct. 2026 The vulnerability exists in every version of PHP dating back roughly 20 years, many of which are no longer supported. — Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 23 Oct. 2026 Last May, Backrooms — about a horrifying liminal space that exists beyond our own reality — smashed box office records. — Ayesha Rascoe, NPR, 18 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exists
Verb
  • Public health officials say there is no conclusive scientific evidence that supports using cat’s claw for any health purposes.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The best seats will be the cheapest There is a wide spread in the available prices for tickets to see U2 on their 2027 tour.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • But the family lives nearby, and the kids ride their bikes between houses.
    — Maer Roshan, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The documentary angle, of course, is this great director probing the ethics in his own vocation as an intrusive force, one that shapes lives, emotions and, in this case, the weight of a genuine tragedy.
    — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

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“Exists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exists. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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