as in nothingness
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Recent Examples of nonbeing
Beloved ’s ghost is being and nonbeing, the chimerical in the flesh.
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Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 17 Feb. 2026
Most of us connect emotionally with being in that box, hammocked between being and nonbeing.
—Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 17 Feb. 2026
Most of us connect emotionally with being in that box, hammocked between being and nonbeing.
—Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonbeing
Noun
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But that nothingness slowly but surely became one of the most popular sitcoms ever.—
Will Harris,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Mar. 2026
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At roughly nine thousand three hundred feet above sea level, the thin subzero air assaulted my lungs immediately, and the reflective background and uninterrupted nothingness attracted my focus to hints of pastel colors.—
Cree LeFavour,
New Yorker,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Going from nonexistence to existence is a remarkable feat.—
The Athletic,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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Navigating between autonomy and nonexistence is not straightforward.—
David Treuer,
The Atlantic,
13 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The theme-park-like aesthetic added to the unreality of Annie's situation, living mostly in solitary confinement for the years after the world ended.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
23 Feb. 2026
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Contributing to this air of unreality is Kari Kankaanpää’s production design, in which everything feels a little heightened and stylized.—
Catherine Bray,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Nonbeing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonbeing. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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