as in lived
to have life
strive to have a full, rich life rather than merely exist
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Recent Examples of existed
Notably, this was in an era before cell phones and social media existed, so Harley's isolation felt complete.
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Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 8 Dec. 2024
These apex predators have existed on Earth for over 400 million years, predating the emergence of trees by at least 50 million years.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
While the term metaverse predates Facebook, Zuckerberg’s metaverse ambitions have existed inside Meta since 2014, when Facebook bought virtual reality headset developer Oculus and launched Reality Labs.
—Devan Burris, CNBC, 7 Dec. 2024
Most of the characteristics of a new Cold War have existed between Russia and the NATO countries for several years.
—Shane Croucher, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
There are only approximately 80,000 North American bighorn sheep on the continent currently — much less than the between 150,000 and 200,000 that existed before the 1800’s.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
Many Americans never knew the EV1 existed — and the fight to keep it alive ended with GM crushing nearly all the cars into scrap.
—Jack Mitchell, NPR, 6 Dec. 2024
The shades were added to solve the problem of colors being close but not spot-on—shades that existed between two color formulas.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
It may be fueled by a desire to strengthen a company’s culture by returning to the HR model that existed pre-COVID.
—Jim Deloach, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 8 Dec. 2024
These apex predators have existed on Earth for over 400 million years, predating the emergence of trees by at least 50 million years.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
While the term metaverse predates Facebook, Zuckerberg’s metaverse ambitions have existed inside Meta since 2014, when Facebook bought virtual reality headset developer Oculus and launched Reality Labs.
—Devan Burris, CNBC, 7 Dec. 2024
Most of the characteristics of a new Cold War have existed between Russia and the NATO countries for several years.
—Shane Croucher, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
There are only approximately 80,000 North American bighorn sheep on the continent currently — much less than the between 150,000 and 200,000 that existed before the 1800’s.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
Many Americans never knew the EV1 existed — and the fight to keep it alive ended with GM crushing nearly all the cars into scrap.
—Jack Mitchell, NPR, 6 Dec. 2024
The shades were added to solve the problem of colors being close but not spot-on—shades that existed between two color formulas.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
It may be fueled by a desire to strengthen a company’s culture by returning to the HR model that existed pre-COVID.
—Jim Deloach, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Existed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/existed. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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