as in empirical
based on observation or experience
child psychologist Bruno Bettelheim believed that fairy tales help children cope with their existential anxieties and dilemmas
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Recent Examples of existential
Legislators should realize that a simple law meant to avert potential catastrophic risks seems like an existential risk to those who oppose it.
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Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The existential gripes from older generations about the sanctity of live show experiences seem to misunderstand the moment.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
Are you beset by existential worries?
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2025
That knowledge lingers beneath the comedy — Only Murders, perhaps more than any other contemporary murder-mystery series, revels in existential philosophizing — and lends the series a faint, moving ache.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2025
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Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The existential gripes from older generations about the sanctity of live show experiences seem to misunderstand the moment.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
Are you beset by existential worries?
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2025
That knowledge lingers beneath the comedy — Only Murders, perhaps more than any other contemporary murder-mystery series, revels in existential philosophizing — and lends the series a faint, moving ache.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for existential
Recent Examples of Synonyms for existential
Adjective
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In line, a large meta-analysis shows little empirical or conceptual difference between EQ and impression management.—
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Such empirical human suffering cannot be denied.—
Sahar Mustafah
August 27,
Literary Hub,
27 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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What’s often missing is an observational discipline that reveals emotional nuance in real time.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Because the study was observational — meaning there was no control group or intervention — the findings don’t prove that any of the adjuvant therapies caused secondary cancers, only that there is a link.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The two competing studies from less-than-objective sources leave us still wondering what the true impact might have been.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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Get an objective snapshot of your business health today.—
Lien De Pau,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The experiment provided important experimental data and technical support through long-term operation tests and physical research.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Sep. 2025
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These new additions transform staking from an experimental concept to a real-world product of regulated finance.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Existential.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/existential. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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