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exist

Definition for exist

verb as in be living

verb as in get along in life

Strongest matches

dwell, endure, go on, lie, live, reside, survive

Strong matches

consist, inhere, kick, subsist

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Writing off billions in council deficits would be challenging for a government already facing what's widely expected to be a difficult budget, with warnings about the existing pressure on public finances.

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It also has one gigawatt of power capacity available under existing contracts.

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The government filed a motion in federal court in central California on Thursday seeking to intervene in an existing challenge, and stop the new map from ever being used.

Taxing vast fortunes that exist largely on paper could also pose significant logistical challenges.

"The exoplanet is in the habitable or the 'Goldilocks Zone,' the right distance from its star that liquid water could exist on its surface, if it has the right atmosphere."

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

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