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
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.
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Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
No video evidence exists to show exactly how the Lachman fire started, much less that Rinderknecht was the one who lit the blaze.
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Brittny Mejia,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
But the major longevity and cardiovascular cohort studies all used traditional saunas, and no equivalent long-term data exists for infrared.
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Allison Palmer
updated June 24,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 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.
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Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
24 June 2026
An example such an effort currently exists in many of our nation’s schools where there are programs designed to prevent football injuries among young athletes.
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Michael Gerling,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
But within the world of Greek myth, transness exists.
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Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
23 June 2026
Plenty of evidence exists showing that IPPs within the market have been responding to the signals to build for some time now.
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David Blackmon,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
The cruisy interiors were stitched together from two locations, including a since-shuttered spot called Lion Spa and a second Koreatown bathhouse, neither of which, Ahn noted, still exists in its former glory.
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Joshua Encinias,
IndieWire,
17 June 2026
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
No video evidence exists to show exactly how the Lachman fire started, much less that Rinderknecht was the one who lit the blaze.
—
Brittny Mejia,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
But the major longevity and cardiovascular cohort studies all used traditional saunas, and no equivalent long-term data exists for infrared.
—
Allison Palmer
updated June 24,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 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
An example such an effort currently exists in many of our nation’s schools where there are programs designed to prevent football injuries among young athletes.
—
Michael Gerling,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
But within the world of Greek myth, transness exists.
—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
23 June 2026
Plenty of evidence exists showing that IPPs within the market have been responding to the signals to build for some time now.
—
David Blackmon,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
The cruisy interiors were stitched together from two locations, including a since-shuttered spot called Lion Spa and a second Koreatown bathhouse, neither of which, Ahn noted, still exists in its former glory.
—
Joshua Encinias,
IndieWire,
17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exists
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Rothrock said there is no specific type of offender, such as a foreign visitor unaware of American laws.
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Rabbitt said investigators believe the deaths occurred entirely inside Steadman's apartment and that, based on the evidence collected so far, there is no indication anyone from outside the family was involved.
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According to Silva, who lives near Comala, the restaurants worth noting here are Cuaxiote, De La Suerte, and Hacienda Pascual Nogueras with chef Alan Ramos.
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Heston is at his most gleefully cynical as Robert Thorn, a police detective who lives and works in a New York City decimated by environmental deterioration and dwindling resources.
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