Definitions

was

[wuhz, woz, wuhz] / wʌz, wɒz, wəz /

VERB

exist

Synonyms

STRONG

abide act breathe continue do endure hold inhabit last live move obtain persist prevail remain rest stand stay subsist survive

WEAK

be alive go on have being have place

Antonyms

STRONG

cease depart die discontinue forsake give up go halt idle leave lose pass quit refuse reject stop

VERB

happen

Synonyms

STRONG

befall occur transpire

WEAK

come about come to pass take place

Example Sentences

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There was excitement and intensity but perfection wasn’t expected.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

The second paper "Predicting the quality changes during microwave frying of food biopolymers by solving the hybrid mixture theory-based unsaturated transport, and electromagnetics equations," was published in Current Research in Food Science.

From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2026

Metro shut down parts of its network after its security team detected hacking activity last month, and law enforcement and cybersecurity specialists are continuing to investigate who was behind the attack, authorities said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

The researchers noted that performance was limited by the bandwidth of the commercial photodetector used in the experiment.

From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2026

The woman was more impressive than any machine.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith