as in nothingness
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Recent Examples of nonexistence
Aside from the existential issue that is Pete's nonexistence, little else goes wrong.
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Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 May 2026
Going from nonexistence to existence is a remarkable feat.
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The Athletic,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
Navigating between autonomy and nonexistence is not straightforward.
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David Treuer,
The Atlantic,
13 Jan. 2026
Navarro had previously hidden the fact of Vara’s nonexistence, even from Glenn Hubbard, who, in 2010, co-authored a book with Navarro in which Vara was quoted.
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Ian Parker,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025
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Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 May 2026
Going from nonexistence to existence is a remarkable feat.
—
The Athletic,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
Navigating between autonomy and nonexistence is not straightforward.
—
David Treuer,
The Atlantic,
13 Jan. 2026
Navarro had previously hidden the fact of Vara’s nonexistence, even from Glenn Hubbard, who, in 2010, co-authored a book with Navarro in which Vara was quoted.
—
Ian Parker,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonexistence
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For some of us, this is a very counterintuitive notion, as the notion of things existing within and moving through some form of empty nothingness just doesn’t make any sense.
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As Bastian reads, a boy named Atreyu (Noah Hathaway), while pursued by a green-eyed creature called G’mork (Alan Oppenheimer), is dispatched by the Childlike Empress (Tami Stronach) to find the cure for the mysterious nothingness enveloping the kingdom.
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The passion for sports is a matter of its unrealities—its past is more myth than history.
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The unreality of Lexi’s play gave us a fun-house mirror of the show cast back onto itself.
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Beloved ’s ghost is being and nonbeing, the chimerical in the flesh.
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Most of us connect emotionally with being in that box, hammocked between being and nonbeing.
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If anything, Messi’s early absence reinforced why Argentina will enter the knockout stage as one of the favorites to win the tournament.
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Why Other Sports Don’t Need Them The absence of movement clauses in other leagues is not accidental.
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“Nonexistence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonexistence. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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