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existing

[ig-zis-ting] / ɪgˈzɪs tɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
existent
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST


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In her judgement, the judge concluded that the "factors that weigh against the children genuinely existing were very strong, stronger than the factors pointing the other way".

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Like Jones, Ms. Perry captures the sensory experience of death and the feeling of existing in a strange, panicked void.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

My objective is to use the existing comparisons to reexamine “Promising Young Woman,” try to understand Fennell’s intentions, and look at the bleak truths her movie stares straight in the face.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

“This means we can make observations at more locations and more frequently at existing locations,” Lindsay Buckley, spokesperson for the California Air Resources Board, said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Thank God, because she made me feel like I needed to be a better person just through her existing.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline




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