as in to live
to have life
strive to have a full, rich life rather than merely exist
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Recent Examples of exist
Further, the idea involves modifying an existing law with a slight tweak of language rather than drafting entirely new legislation from scratch.
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Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
While prices for existing homes are rising, most of the gains for median prices are coming from a board shift in the sales mix.
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 9 Feb. 2026
These conditions no longer exist.
—Charles Edward Gehrke, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026
The dancing and costumes took me back to being a young teen watching the airbrushed sultriness of early-2000s MTV and being intrigued by the world that allegedly existed somewhere outside my home.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026
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Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
While prices for existing homes are rising, most of the gains for median prices are coming from a board shift in the sales mix.
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 9 Feb. 2026
These conditions no longer exist.
—Charles Edward Gehrke, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026
The dancing and costumes took me back to being a young teen watching the airbrushed sultriness of early-2000s MTV and being intrigued by the world that allegedly existed somewhere outside my home.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026
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The most massive stars are going to be hotter, larger, bluer, more luminous, but also shorter-lived than the less massive stars.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 Feb. 2026
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Seated beside Soo Hoo was DRC co-owner Villaine, a living link to the DRC’s 1869 owner, Jacques-Marie Duvault-Blochet.—
Pin Yen Tan 9 min ago,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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In addition to the Sierra population, there are about 20 Sierra Nevada red foxes living in the Cascade mountain range of Northern California.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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First, there are the concentric circle features, which look like wispy shells of ejecta blown off of the star.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Exist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exist. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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