as in existence
the fact of being or of being real
conceptual artists have taken the thingness out of art, asserting that the artistic vision is embodied in the concept and not in any particular object
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Recent Examples of thingness
But these moments of exhilaration, and greatness, and surprise are too often offset by a too-much-of-a-good-thingness (especially due to length), and carbon copied moments from Empire and Jedi.
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Simon Abrams, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2017
Simon Abrams, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thingness
existence
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The new telescope’s mirror is the same size as Hubble’s but offers a more panoramic field of view—so sprawling, in fact, that no screen now in existence can display a single Roman image at full resolution.—
Dan Vergano,
Scientific American,
22 Apr. 2026
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Shooting stars appear when fragments of comets and asteroids cross paths with Earth, ending their existence in a fiery outburst as they are swiftly overwhelmed by the extreme heat and pressure of atmospheric entry.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Thingness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thingness. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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