are

[ahr, er] / ɑr, ər /

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exist v.
happen v.

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

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And yet she has a gift for making politics relatable without enraging rhetoric since, as she points out, political figures are celebrities too.

From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026

Public footpaths and a scheme to slow the flow of the river in heavy rainfall are being planned.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

And supply shocks are almost impossible for the Fed to control, as Warsh admitted.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026

“Your daughters are at Dowlatabad Prison. You can book an appointment to see them,” the caller told her.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

They emerge when the bombings are over and rush to the bomb sites to help the wounded and pray for the dead and dying.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

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