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[iz] / ɪz /

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exist v.
happen v.

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

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Laurel Supply, a neighborhood organic market, is located in the 8400 block of Santa Monica Boulevard off Holloway Drive.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

“Jaws” is a fantastic film if you can suspend your disbelief about a great white being the menace of the seas.

From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026

Basically: Cortisol’s role in our biological mechanics is complex, and cortisol levels aren’t really something that clinicians typically think about in isolation.

From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026

Isaias is expected to bring damaging winds, torrential rain and a storm surge to parts of the US Gulf Coast with landfall expected late Friday.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Chaulmoogra oil, which is extracted from seeds of a tropical tree called Hydnocarpus wightiana, was used to treat leprosy for centuries, perhaps as early as the 1300s.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly