1
as in existing
having being at the present time
a celebrated author who is generally regarded as America's greatest novelist extant
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as in current
existing or in progress right now
when people envisage the future, they often base their predictions on the assumption that extant trends will continue indefinitely
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Recent Examples of extant
Aside from these extant benchmarks, experts have long debated what an ideal demonstration would look like.
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Matthew Hutson, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Sep. 2025
Tracking new information about the firm The other challenge for extant directors is to stay abreast of the news, 8-Ks, chatter, or sentiment about the firm between board meetings.
—Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Some of the country’s oldest extant buildings and streets are found here, dating back to the 1600s.
—Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 4 Sep. 2025
Then just four months ago, the Supreme Court stated that adherence to extant precedent like Humphrey's Executor controls in resolving stay motions.
—Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 3 Sep. 2025
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Matthew Hutson, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Sep. 2025
Tracking new information about the firm The other challenge for extant directors is to stay abreast of the news, 8-Ks, chatter, or sentiment about the firm between board meetings.
—Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Some of the country’s oldest extant buildings and streets are found here, dating back to the 1600s.
—Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 4 Sep. 2025
Then just four months ago, the Supreme Court stated that adherence to extant precedent like Humphrey's Executor controls in resolving stay motions.
—Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extant
Adjective
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The arch support worked overtime for her almost non-existing arches and prevented her shins and feet from feeling pain, an uncomfortable side effect of footwear that’s too flat.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
PEOPLE,
28 Sep. 2025
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Although inflation stretches the Universe flat and expands any pre-existing particles away from one another, this doesn’t necessarily mean the temperature approaches and asymptotes to absolute zero in short order.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
25 Sep. 2025
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All tuitions listed reflect the most current tuition information for full-time students on each school's website or information sent directly to The Tennessean by the schools.—
Rachel Wegner,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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Finally, there’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi, whose current role is pivotal as top government spokesperson.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Planet Earth is definitely alive, as an atmospheric analysis would reveal, but signs of complex, differentiated, or intelligent life is non-existent.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
2 Oct. 2025
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Law enforcement launched a massive manhunt for the non-existent suspect.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
28 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Showing up and being present are two different things.—
Essence,
Essence,
1 Oct. 2025
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Pagano noted that this benefit persisted even when external noise was present.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Oct. 2025
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What’s Next The investigation remains ongoing as of time of writing.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Mthethwa also faced an ongoing probe that heard allegations by a provincial police commissioner who accused him of attempting to obstruct the prosecution of a former head of South Africa’s Crime Intelligence Services who was being investigated for corruption.—
Nimi Princewill,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Extant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extant. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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