as in is
to have life
strive to have a full, rich life rather than merely exist
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Recent Examples of exists
Alongside the ongoing threat of rising waters, an isolated risk for severe thunderstorms exists on Thursday as this stubborn weather pattern continues.
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Ahmad Bajjey, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
While the necessary technology already exists, the study highlights that success hinges on new governance and infrastructure to coordinate the agriculture, waste, and energy sectors.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 15 Apr. 2026
Awareness acknowledges that autism exists; acceptance goes further by promoting true inclusion.
—Oc Register, 15 Apr. 2026
The sale was a clear signal that a market for the artist exists.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
The Strait of Hormuz exists in the eye of the beholder.
—Elizabeth Mendenhall, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
Hilary exists in that rare space of both nostalgia and now.
—Nicole Richie, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
Here at America’s semiquincentennial, the original General Electric no longer exists as a sole company.
—Michael Kilian, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
In Dilworth, on East Boulevard near a border shared with South End, Thai Taste exists with not a whole lot to prove.
—Timothy Depeugh, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2026
Ahmad Bajjey, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
While the necessary technology already exists, the study highlights that success hinges on new governance and infrastructure to coordinate the agriculture, waste, and energy sectors.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 15 Apr. 2026
Awareness acknowledges that autism exists; acceptance goes further by promoting true inclusion.
—Oc Register, 15 Apr. 2026
The sale was a clear signal that a market for the artist exists.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
The Strait of Hormuz exists in the eye of the beholder.
—Elizabeth Mendenhall, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
Hilary exists in that rare space of both nostalgia and now.
—Nicole Richie, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
Here at America’s semiquincentennial, the original General Electric no longer exists as a sole company.
—Michael Kilian, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
In Dilworth, on East Boulevard near a border shared with South End, Thai Taste exists with not a whole lot to prove.
—Timothy Depeugh, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exists
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There is no threat to the community.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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There is nothing else, no grander messaging to be pulled from the footage.—
Hanif Abdurraqib,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Her narration, once heavy-handed, is now pared down, functioning only as thin connective tissue between Rue’s desert misadventures and the rest of the cast’s Los Angeles lives.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
13 Apr. 2026
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The comedy that lives beyond that frame deserves its own telling, with the same seriousness and depth.—
Geoff Bennett,
The Atlantic,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Exists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exists. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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