as in reality
the fact of being or of being real
the existence of UFO's is something that people continue to argue about
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Recent Examples of existence
However, kids in Ben’s school flip each other off throughout, which gives away that this came into existence away from American judgment.
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Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 4 Dec. 2024
Luckily, the Fellow Opus is also the WIRED Gear team’s favorite overall grinder in existence.
—Boutayna Chokrane, WIRED, 3 Dec. 2024
But this was a bug that appears to have been in existence for years.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
In its decade-long existence, the company's wallets have never been hacked.
—Nina Bambysheva, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 4 Dec. 2024
Luckily, the Fellow Opus is also the WIRED Gear team’s favorite overall grinder in existence.
—Boutayna Chokrane, WIRED, 3 Dec. 2024
But this was a bug that appears to have been in existence for years.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
In its decade-long existence, the company's wallets have never been hacked.
—Nina Bambysheva, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for existence
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That reality places even greater pressure on Towns, whose history of foul trouble makes discipline an absolute necessity.Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 12 Dec. 2024
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The offensive line has keyed the Rams’ recent success, the continuity that coach Sean McVay desired finally becoming reality.Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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These works delve into themes of identity, history, and personal growth, but their presence on library shelves has faced relentless pushback.Melissa Noel, Essence, 12 Dec. 2024
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Mangione's local presence in the area was impressive.Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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The increasing prevalence of social media platforms in people’s lives and in this year’s re-election of Donald Trump as U.S. President helps explains the popularity of polarization as a word to look up, just as people’s opinions, beliefs and allegiances increasingly land on political extremes.Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Dec. 2024
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Then, adjusting for risk factors associated with personal, lifestyle and diet, the researchers – looking at data spanning a quarter of a century – found that type 2 diabetes prevalence was lowest in those who ate five serves of dark chocolate a week.New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 Dec. 2024
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The nadir of female labor force participation represents the dramatic opportunity cost created by technological development rendering a woman’s earning potential outside the home much higher than the costs saved by two to three hours of subsistence housework.Tiana Lowe Doescher, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Nov. 2024
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As a subsistence farmer, Bingala didn't have the resources to start over.Lauren Sommer, NPR, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Existence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/existence. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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