as in absent
not present or in evidence
our perennially nonexistent computer tech is, once again, not here today
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Recent Examples of nonexistent
The beaches flanking Waikiki have narrowed, and, in some areas, are nonexistent.
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Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
Medieval stories about the sacred or supernatural—demons, angels, saints, relics and visions—were set in a society where the borders between natural and supernatural were thought to have been thin or nonexistent.
—Matthew Gabriele, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
Chalamet is one of the biggest young stars in Hollywood and a favorite among film critics, but his connection to Georgia or Texas is virtually nonexistent.
—Nathan Kamal, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
There’s an almost poetic parallel between how the creators of the adaptation and García Márquez discovered this nonexistent town—the former through journeys across Colombia, the latter through a collection of stories, tales, and notes.
—Fernanda Pérez Sánchez, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2024
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Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
Medieval stories about the sacred or supernatural—demons, angels, saints, relics and visions—were set in a society where the borders between natural and supernatural were thought to have been thin or nonexistent.
—Matthew Gabriele, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
Chalamet is one of the biggest young stars in Hollywood and a favorite among film critics, but his connection to Georgia or Texas is virtually nonexistent.
—Nathan Kamal, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
There’s an almost poetic parallel between how the creators of the adaptation and García Márquez discovered this nonexistent town—the former through journeys across Colombia, the latter through a collection of stories, tales, and notes.
—Fernanda Pérez Sánchez, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2024
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