are

[ahr, er] / ɑr, ər /

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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But that hasn’t stopped foreign academics, officials and business executives from trying to find out—and some are turning to arcane tea leaf-reading techniques dating back to the era of Mao Zedong.

From The Wall Street Journal

Many of the victims of jihadist violence are Muslim, according to organisations monitoring political violence in Nigeria.

From BBC

Fiercer and more frequent storms brought by climate change was a major challenge - as are busier and more hazardous seas, he warned.

From BBC

The teams may be new, but some tensions and contrasts are already evident.

From Barron's

NBA teams are increasingly losing games on purpose to improve their draft prospects and basketball must consider every possible remedy to stamp out deliberate "tanking," the league's chief said Saturday.

From Barron's