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being

[bee-ing] / ˈbi ɪŋ /
NOUN
existence
Synonyms
STRONG
actuality animation journey life living presence reality subsistence vitality world
Antonyms
WEAK
abstract deadness inanimate
NOUN
essential nature
Synonyms
STRONG
character entity essence essentiality individuality marrow personality quintessence self soul spirit substance texture
WEAK
essentia
Antonyms
WEAK
abstract deadness inanimate
NOUN
animate object
Synonyms
STRONG
animal beast body creature entity human individual mortal organism person personage soul thing
WEAK
conscious thing human being living thing
Antonyms
STRONG
abstract animal concept inanimate plant
WEAK
deadness

Example Sentences

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By tracing its path backward over billions of years, they determined that the star originated in the Large Magellanic Cloud before eventually being pulled into the Milky Way.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

“I look forward to hearing about the work being done in California to protect democracy as we fight on the ground and in Congress.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

“I can’t imagine anybody looking at this data and being comfortable” making these available to the public, Colenso-Semple said.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

EssilorLuxottica carries none of that baggage while being Meta’s key partner in smartglasses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

The only thing Mom hates more than accepting help is needing it in the first place, and that’s what being Native seems to mean to her.

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

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