as in lived
to have life
strive to have a full, rich life rather than merely exist
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Kemo Sabe now has 196 employees — a sizable jump from the 38-person team that existed when Kunkle, her brother Bobby and Andrew Wilson bought the company in 2020.
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Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 3 Jan. 2025
The mob no longer existed for him.
—Ted Ladd, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
For the past 160,000 or so years, the magma reservoirs have mainly existed beneath the caldera.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 3 Jan. 2025
In 11 of the 13 years the award has existed, it has been won by Jorge Mendes… and 2024 was no different.
—Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
Montgomery said the project may not have existed without Granger’s leadership.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Jan. 2025
What homes initially existed on the site were demolished to make way for new student housing.
—Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2024
That speed-of-change existed even before this past year’s growth in Generative AI and its impact on everything from energy consumption to AI/human collaboration.
—Aliza Knox, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
By analyzing the comet’s materials, researchers hope to learn more about the conditions that existed in the early solar system and possibly the origins of water and organic molecules on Earth.
—Zhenbo Wang, Discover Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 3 Jan. 2025
The mob no longer existed for him.
—Ted Ladd, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
For the past 160,000 or so years, the magma reservoirs have mainly existed beneath the caldera.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 3 Jan. 2025
In 11 of the 13 years the award has existed, it has been won by Jorge Mendes… and 2024 was no different.
—Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
Montgomery said the project may not have existed without Granger’s leadership.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Jan. 2025
What homes initially existed on the site were demolished to make way for new student housing.
—Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2024
That speed-of-change existed even before this past year’s growth in Generative AI and its impact on everything from energy consumption to AI/human collaboration.
—Aliza Knox, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
By analyzing the comet’s materials, researchers hope to learn more about the conditions that existed in the early solar system and possibly the origins of water and organic molecules on Earth.
—Zhenbo Wang, Discover Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Existed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/existed. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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