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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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Income investors enjoy one consolation: Costco does intermittently pay out large special dividends, the most recent being in January 2024, when it issued a special payout of $15 a share.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

According to Amazon MGM’s press release, the film’s story details “are being kept under lock, key and an industrial-strength Schwartz shield.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

It could end up being a three-way contest, with the SNP's Angus Robertson one of the biggest potential scalps of the election.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Meanwhile, the perversion of ordinary goods to serve a fully militarized state is encapsulated in the difficulty the boy has in finding white flour: None is available because it’s being used to stanch wounds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

He was careful to avoid being spotted, knowing he looked no better now.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman