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exist

Definition for exist

verb as in be living

verb as in get along in life

Strongest matches

dwell, endure, go on, lie, live, reside, survive

Strong matches

consist, inhere, kick, subsist

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But his greatest desire is to go even further back in time, to return to the village, now in Israel, which he last saw when he was 12 – even though it no longer exists.

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And this omission continues to reinforce existing obstacles that keep many Americans from purchasing annuities and, thus, protect themselves against running out of income in later life.

“There’s no existing protest at a federal building. There’s no operation that’s being impeded. I guess it’s just a ‘training ground’ for the President of United States,” Newsom said.

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But a CT scan done to check for any internal damage revealed a "sizeable" cancerous tumour on her kidney that she had no idea even existed.

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Sumo may be ancient, and may have strict rules governing every aspect of a rikishi's conduct, but it still exists in a modern world.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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