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
Commoners could look forward to a paltry thirty-five or forty years of a hardscrabble existence, without the benefit of medicine, dentistry, or a decent sewage system.
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Arthur Krystal, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
Peter eventually uncovers the existence of Foxglove, a joint CIA-military program that was aimed at combating the future of chemical warfare but quickly shuttered due to the ethical concerns of manufacturing life-threatening chemical agents for research purposes.
—Max Gao, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Jan. 2025
Like the Mercedes-Benz 300 SL and Porsche 356 Speedster before it, the 507 owes its existence to the American car importer Max Hoffman.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 24 Jan. 2025
Islam likely travelled to the region with Arab traders, but the erasure of earlier worship systems was the result of
a series of knotty events entwined with foreign influences bent on the very existence of the small nation as an integral unit.
—Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 17 Jan. 2025
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Arthur Krystal, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
Peter eventually uncovers the existence of Foxglove, a joint CIA-military program that was aimed at combating the future of chemical warfare but quickly shuttered due to the ethical concerns of manufacturing life-threatening chemical agents for research purposes.
—Max Gao, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Jan. 2025
Like the Mercedes-Benz 300 SL and Porsche 356 Speedster before it, the 507 owes its existence to the American car importer Max Hoffman.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 24 Jan. 2025
Islam likely travelled to the region with Arab traders, but the erasure of earlier worship systems was the result of
a series of knotty events entwined with foreign influences bent on the very existence of the small nation as an integral unit.
—Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for existence
Noun
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This new reality has transformed the writing life into a juggling act of creative and entrepreneurial responsibilities.—
JD Barker,
Rolling Stone,
23 Jan. 2025
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This rhetoric ignores the reality of a country that will only suffer more — both economically and personally — from climate disasters.—
Laura Rodriguez,
Orlando Sentinel,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Based on the Max Porter novella Grief Is the Thing With Feathers, the film gives grief a physical manifestation, a sinister presence that unmoors Cumberbatch’s character from reality.—
EW Staff,
EW.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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In the heart of midfield, Bergvall was a lively, almost ethereal presence, dancing into spaces to receive the ball, drawing a man, and then passing into space.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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North America was found to be dominating the international wave pools market due the prevalence of water parks, resorts and entertainment venues, paired with a high demand for immersive leisure attractions.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
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Additionally, the study found a higher prevalence of the APOE4 allele (30.8%) in participants, compared to the typical 20–25% seen in the general population, Chin said.—
Alyssa Hui-Anderson,
Verywell Health,
20 Jan. 2025
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This is defined as essential medicines, medical services, food, shelter, and other subsistence support, along with reasonable administrative costs to deliver the assistance.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
29 Jan. 2025
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This community of dirt roads and subsistence cornfields was connected to the electricity grid when Mr. García was barely a teenager, around 2014.—
Whitney Eulich,
The Christian Science Monitor,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Existence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/existence. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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