exists

present tense third-person singular of exist

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Recent Examples of exists Counties investigate these cases, and officials acknowledge that fraud exists, but neither the state nor local property appraisers publish verifiable statewide fraud statistics. Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 July 2026 White settlers and frontier pioneers built vast, fenceless cattle stations, battling harsh environments and disease, embracing a hard-living culture that exists to this day. Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 5 July 2026 What matters is that something exists that can change the probability of the market eventually reaching the same conclusion. Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026 Yet one of the country’s fastest-growing entrepreneurial pipelines already exists. Anthony Hernandez, Fortune, 5 July 2026 While cash is preferred by many technicians, tipping in other forms is acceptable if the option exists. Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 5 July 2026 Few figures are as synonymous with Mexican football as Aguirre, now in his third stint coaching the national team after being in charge for the 2002 and 2010 World Cups, but this co-exists with his El Vasco nickname. Colin Millar, New York Times, 4 July 2026 Why the Special Olympics airlift exists Travel can be stressful for anybody, but for athletes on their way to competition who also have special accessibility needs, there are additional levels of complication. Zach Wichter, USA Today, 25 June 2026 So far, the only public window afforded by Oakland police into the encounter exists in a series of video snippets released in March. Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 24 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exists
Verb
  • There is no cure yet, though treatments do exist to help manage symptoms.
    Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026
  • There is a large swath of security around Arrowhead Stadium because of the World Cup, so even when there aren’t matches, draft preparation is affected.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026
Verb
  • For the everyday tier, where most of the volume lives, a step behind the frontier is good enough, and good enough at a fraction of the price wins the routing decision.
    Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • But in the wake of his death, Alice is forced to return to the now-decaying home they got married in, where Will’s family lives.
    Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 10 July 2026

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

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