as in absent
not present or in evidence
our perennially nonexistent computer tech is, once again, not here today
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Recent Examples of nonexistent
This keeps your iPhone from wasting power looking for nonexistent cell service.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Others have faced steep penalties for submitting court filings with inaccurate or nonexistent information.
—Angela Yang, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2025
Screens have been nonexistent and the run game is still a work in progress, to be kind.
—Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Deals from the preceding week are typically low in stock and sometimes nonexistent.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 30 Sep. 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Others have faced steep penalties for submitting court filings with inaccurate or nonexistent information.
—Angela Yang, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2025
Screens have been nonexistent and the run game is still a work in progress, to be kind.
—Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Deals from the preceding week are typically low in stock and sometimes nonexistent.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonexistent
Adjective
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The Department of Public Instruction routinely gathers and publishes data on other potential signs of student harm, such as how often students are chronically absent, experience homelessness or feel unsafe at school — but not the frequency of educator misconduct.—
Danielle DuClos,
jsonline.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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However, The Rock has been absent from WWE for quite some time since that surprising moment.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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Even well into the 1930s, America’s defense machinery was woefully lacking, especially in the critical transport of material and personnel.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
17 Oct. 2025
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And every year is subject to the quality of the free-agent class, and 2021’s starting pitching market was especially lacking.—
Will Sammon,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Nonexistent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonexistent. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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