IS Synonyms: 111 Similar and Opposite Words

verb

Definition of is next

present tense third-person singular of be

as in exists

to have life stories that begin with the familiar line "once upon a time there was a beautiful maiden"

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as in stands

to occupy a place or location we'll be there waiting for you

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as in ranks

to take or have a certain position within a group arranged in vertical classes our school's football team is first in its division

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as in happens

to take place the party is next Saturday

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of is But there is still interest in games not involving the best available teams. —

Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 15 May 2026 Under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), there is no residency requirement to file a lawsuit challenging a project’s environmental review. —

James Ward, USA Today, 15 May 2026 There is arguably no issue that unifies the online gambling community more than repealing a new tax rule capping gambling deductions to 90% of losses. —

Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 14 May 2026 There is so much crossover to New Yorkers who are incredibly smart shoppers, intellectual, and have a deep sense of the arts and craftsmanship. —

David Moin, Footwear News, 14 May 2026 The creative team is not so much interested in nostalgia but feels there is a timely urgency behind revisiting the model’s life. —

Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026 There is no need for the unseemly rush, especially since this is a fake crisis of DeSantis’ own making. —

Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2026 There is still work to do; however, current congressional leadership has moved us in the right direction. —

Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026 There is also a growing sense that this technology is everywhere. —

Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026

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In the documentary, a man running the shelter, who identified himself as Charles Lubajja, tells the undercover reporters that the shelter exists primarily to make money from social media users abroad under false pretenses.

— Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
Her thesis is the personal finance advice most women are getting is built for an economy that no longer exists.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 13 May 2026