EXISTS Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

exists

verb

present tense third-person singular of exist

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 No hotspot exists beneath Sicily, leaving scientists puzzled. — Refractor, 27 July 2026 Today, the battlefield exists within boardrooms, organizational dynamics, and unpredictable market shifts. — Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 If California, which invests more than most states, still cannot reliably connect families to help that exists, other states are almost certainly doing worse. — Danielle Stephens, USA Today, 26 July 2026 However, considerably less reliable public information exists about how mature the aircraft’s sensor fusion and data-sharing systems are compared with those of the F-35. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 26 July 2026 Figuring The Denied plan to use the staff to upset the fragile peace that now exists in the world, Team Avatar and Tagah set out to stop them. — Joe Otterson, Variety, 25 July 2026 The dichotomy exists then and now, which is why Plath’s work has longevity, and tarot is still a powerful form of divination because both speak to the soul. — Literary Hub, 24 July 2026 Stuyvesant is the most visible example of a broader pattern that should concern anyone who believes talent exists in every community. — Meisha Porter, New York Daily News, 19 July 2026 A level 2 out of 5 (Slight) risk of severe storms exists over parts of north GA today. — Taylor Croft, AJC.com, 19 July 2026

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While pets are not allowed in the inn, there is one room set aside with its own private entrance that is pet friendly, for a fee.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 July 2026
Mediators have been trying to negotiate with Hamas for months on implementing the plan, but there is skepticism in the region that Hamas will hold up its end of the bargain.

— Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 31 July 2026

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That lawsuit names coho salmon, spotted owls, as well as a threatened seabird, the marbled murrelet, which lives largely out at sea but returns to old-growth coastal trees to nest, as species threatened by the change.

— Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
On the Eastern Plains near Manzanola, Alice Craig McDonald, 91, lives near the homestead her grandparents claimed after leaving Oklahoma by wagon in 1916 -- descendants of people born into slavery who came west looking for land of their own.

— Anna Alejo, CBS News, 31 July 2026

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