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
The Conservatives, the oldest extant political party in the world, held power for 14 years before Starmer led Labour to a landslide victory in 2024.
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Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
7 May 2026
Advertisement In the course of its analysis, SAM found 20 telltale molecules, none of which were proof of extant or even past biology, but many of which could be related.
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Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
21 Apr. 2026
With $300,000 in state funding, groups including the WeGOJA Foundation and Conservation Voters of South Carolina have begun studying six extant schools, aiming to preserve and potentially reopen them as public history sites.
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Andrew Silow-Carroll,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Apr. 2026
The restoration was made using extant materials from 1968, including a 35mm release print preserved at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film archive and a 35mm release print preserved and scanned at the BFI National Archive.
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Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
1 Apr. 2026
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Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
7 May 2026
Advertisement In the course of its analysis, SAM found 20 telltale molecules, none of which were proof of extant or even past biology, but many of which could be related.
—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
21 Apr. 2026
With $300,000 in state funding, groups including the WeGOJA Foundation and Conservation Voters of South Carolina have begun studying six extant schools, aiming to preserve and potentially reopen them as public history sites.
—
Andrew Silow-Carroll,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Apr. 2026
The restoration was made using extant materials from 1968, including a 35mm release print preserved at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film archive and a 35mm release print preserved and scanned at the BFI National Archive.
—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
1 Apr. 2026
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Many exclude the very pre-existing conditions that middle-aged people are living with.
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After the acquisition closes, existing Fox shareholders would own roughly 73% of the combined company and Roku shareholders would own about 27%.
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Research by Justin Mankin, a Dartmouth geography associate professor, found current forecasts imply the 2026-2027 El Niño could be the costliest yet.
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Independent music critic Molly Mary O’Brien noted how the early-to-mid-’90s period that produced the original iteration of pop-punk fashion, and the current moment Rodrigo now operates within, are vastly different.
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At this point, the Cubs’ starting depth is nearly non-existent.
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As a result, the concept of animal rights was non-existent and people were free to treat animals like any other inanimate property.
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While the insect has long been present in Germany, its increasing prevalence is due to climate change and is linked to biodiversity loss, according to the EPS-Radar website.
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Alongside the usual go-to technology present in all of Unistellar's smart telescopes, the Odyssey and Odyssey Pro models also have autofocus to help even more when imaging the night sky.
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The investigation into the crash is ongoing.
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Amid the ongoing search for her mother Nancy Guthrie, Savannah Guthrie celebrated a happy occasion over the weekend, writing a sweet tribute to her husband, Michael Feldman, for Father’s Day.
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“Extant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extant. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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