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existential

[eg-zi-sten-shuhl, ek-si-] / ˌɛg zɪˈstɛn ʃəl, ˌɛk sɪ- /


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Existential inquiry is an artistic staple, but typically it tends toward big gestures and grand declarations — see extravagant and flamboyant Abstract Expressionist paintings of the late-1940s and 1950s for examples.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2025

Perhaps his committee would be better named DOEC, the Department of Existential Crisis.

From Salon • Dec. 4, 2024

Existential fears aside, the commercial potential could be large.

From Reuters • Jul. 17, 2023

Existential hand-wringing has always been part of Hollywood’s personality.

From New York Times • Jul. 15, 2023

Existential: There was a curse on the kingdom.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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