as in nothingness
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Recent Examples of nonexistence
My own empirical research is based on the writings of the mid-20th century philosopher Paul Tillich, who outlines three facets of this fundamental human fear:
Fate and death – fears of nonexistence and uncertainty about one’s ultimate destiny.
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Carl F. Weems, The Conversation, 30 Oct. 2025
Mueller intimated in his report that his failure to prove a Trump-Russia conspiracy may have been due to the Trump team’s lack of cooperation rather than its nonexistence.
—W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 24 July 2025
Beyond their battles with the FTC, Read says, companies like Amway have sued bloggers and online critics (often former MLM participants) into nonexistence and imposed mandatory private arbitration agreements on participants that keep complaints out of public courts and the public eye.
—Book Marks
june 20, Literary Hub, 20 June 2025
Unfortunately, saving the day also took the child the Doctor and Belinda had wished into existence and, basically, un-wished her into nonexistence.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 June 2025
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Carl F. Weems, The Conversation, 30 Oct. 2025
Mueller intimated in his report that his failure to prove a Trump-Russia conspiracy may have been due to the Trump team’s lack of cooperation rather than its nonexistence.
—W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 24 July 2025
Beyond their battles with the FTC, Read says, companies like Amway have sued bloggers and online critics (often former MLM participants) into nonexistence and imposed mandatory private arbitration agreements on participants that keep complaints out of public courts and the public eye.
—Book Marks
june 20, Literary Hub, 20 June 2025
Unfortunately, saving the day also took the child the Doctor and Belinda had wished into existence and, basically, un-wished her into nonexistence.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonexistence
Noun
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After nearly 80 years, hope for answers to the infamous 1947 Black Dahlia murder had faded into nothingness.—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
14 Jan. 2026
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Her personality has eroded into smooth, agreeable nothingness.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
30 Dec. 2025
Noun
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To hear about a mass shooting in another city is to feel one is at the periphery of ongoing history; but perversely, to live near the site of a shooting is to feel nothing has changed except that unreality has come closer.—
Karan Mahajan,
New Yorker,
15 Dec. 2025
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In giving each of its characters new foils, the unreality of the show finally takes off.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
24 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Most of us connect emotionally with being in that box, hammocked between being and nonbeing.—
Rivka Galchen,
New Yorker,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Some schools in Arizona, Colorado and other states preemptively canceled classes in anticipation of mass absences.—
KIMBERLEE KRUESI,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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The three-time MVP returned from a 16-game absence caused by a knee injury and put up 31 points and 12 rebounds in just 25 minutes in the Denver Nuggets’ 122-109 win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday.—
Eric Koreen,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Nonexistence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonexistence. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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