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as in look
the outward form of someone or something especially as indicative of a quality
the orchestra's musical director has a very stately presence
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Recent Examples of presence
October 23 – November 21 Scorpio, your presence can steady the room.
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Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 4 Apr. 2026
The presence of Moms for Liberty has gained at the White House is both unsettling and unsurprising, said Seth Levi, chief program strategy officer for the SPLC.
—ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
Switch on headlights - Even during daylight hours, using headlights can enhance visibility and signal your presence to other drivers.
—Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Apr. 2026
Democrats quickly challenged his voting executive order in court and, despite his courtroom presence, the justices seemed skeptical of his bid to dismantle the Constitution’s provisions providing birthright citizenship.
—Steven Sloan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
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Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 4 Apr. 2026
The presence of Moms for Liberty has gained at the White House is both unsettling and unsurprising, said Seth Levi, chief program strategy officer for the SPLC.
—ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
Switch on headlights - Even during daylight hours, using headlights can enhance visibility and signal your presence to other drivers.
—Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Apr. 2026
Democrats quickly challenged his voting executive order in court and, despite his courtroom presence, the justices seemed skeptical of his bid to dismantle the Constitution’s provisions providing birthright citizenship.
—Steven Sloan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for presence
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Apr. 2026
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Right now the comet is difficult to monitor because of its proximity to our star.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
3 Apr. 2026
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There was a blithe, mildly stoned look in everyone’s eyes, and most of the women were dressed like gnomes while all the men appeared ergonomically outfitted to climb a cliff face but were instead commuting to their office jobs.—
Catherine Lacey,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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Surrounded by 28 acres of grapevines and rolling farmland, this beautiful resort draws its look from the working countryside with standalone-style only accommodations, luxury amenities, and a polished farm-house design.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Apr. 2026
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Later Wednesday, the SLS upper stage sent Integrity into a high Earth orbit ranging as far as 46,000 miles away, treating the crew to the sight of a lunar eclipse along the way.—
Rob Pegoraro,
PC Magazine,
3 Apr. 2026
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Crew has an amazing sight in store Four days later during the lunar flyby, the moon will appear to be the size of a basketball held at arm’s length.—
Marcia Dunn,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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Through the first eight games, the Angels have struck out in 31% of their plate appearances, which is even worse than last year’s 27% rate.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
5 Apr. 2026
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Koss, interestingly enough, made his first pitching appearance this season before getting his first at-bat.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
5 Apr. 2026
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The White House has released a list of 37 donors that includes companies like Amazon, Apple, Caterpillar, Coinbase, Google, Comcast, HP, Lockheed Martin, Meta, Microsoft, T-Mobile and Union Pacific Railroad, it but hasn't specified the amount contributed.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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Scream Queens vegan ice cream company will serve root beer floats and other food and coffee vendors also will be on hand.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
2 Apr. 2026
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And yet, my attitude was 'This is special.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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Nyad is an extraordinary example, but researchers say a positive attitude is key.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Mar. 2026
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His smile and calm demeanor will be greatly missed.—
David McGrath,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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The apartments are almost exactly uniform in their square footage, in their coloring, and in their overall demeanor.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
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The medical examiner determined Moore’s cause of death to be multiple gunshot wounds and the manner of death to be homicide.—
Kathryn Kovalenko,
Twin Cities,
31 Mar. 2026
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Nothing except getting into fierce arguments with fellow-Jews, some would say, which Olitzky—who has a round, boyish face and a conciliatory manner—portrayed as a privilege rather than a burden.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Presence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presence. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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