is

verb

Definition of isnext
present tense third-person singular of be
1
as in exists
to have life stories that begin with the familiar line "once upon a time there was a beautiful maiden"

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2
as in stands
to occupy a place or location we'll be there waiting for you

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3
as in ranks
to take or have a certain position within a group arranged in vertical classes our school's football team is first in its division

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4
as in happens
to take place the party is next Saturday

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for is
  1. exists
  2. happens
  3. comes
  4. sits
  5. occurs
  6. does
Verb
  • According to Dickson, such moments helped remind people that Gap still exists.
    Irina Aleksander, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
  • An economic element also exists in pushing Putin to the negotiating table.
    Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of exists
Verb
  • They shouldn’t be penalized just because their care happens in a building owned by a hospital system instead of an independent physician.
    Lisa Abrams, Baltimore Sun, 11 Dec. 2024
  • That includes the multi-billion-dollar RCS business messaging industry that is flying off the back of Apple’s take-up and which now needs to watch and wait to see what happens next.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of happens
Verb
  • Once your organization has success under its belt, prepare yourself for what comes next.
    Evan J. Schwartz, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • In business and professional growth alike, sustained success rarely comes without a meaningful investment.
    Shay Levister, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of comes
Verb
  • City currently sits 20th in the new 36-team group Champions League format, with only the top eight progressing automatically to the round of 16.
    Matias Grez, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Heritage Square sits within Brixmor’s larger, 555,000-square-foot Westridge Court, where in 2021 the REIT completed updates on the facade, lighting, parking lot, sidewalks, landscaping and signage.
    David Moin, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of sits
Verb
  • Women who engage solely with free content rarely reach the actionable stages of the process, where real change occurs.
    Shay Levister, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • This unusual event occurs when there are two new moons in one calendar month.
    Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of occurs
Verb
  • First things first - Gimenez does a couple of things very well.
    Tony Blengino, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • But the manifesto does rail against health care insurance companies that put profits ahead of people, with United mentioned specifically.
    Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of does
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