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as in actual
existing in fact and not merely as a possibility
to some people, angels are as existent as aardvarks or astronomers
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2
as in existing
having being at the present time
the coelacanth is one existent fish that was once thought to be entirely extinct
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as in entity
one that has a real and independent existence
other worlds are existents that are generally taken for granted in works of science fiction
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Recent Examples of existent
Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 24 May 2026
Last year, the Chicago Sun-Times printed an advertorial summer reading list full of non-existent books dreamed up by AI.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 22 May 2026
But what Takatsu didn’t realize, and many others wouldn’t know until Murakami inked his paltry, 2-year, $34 million contract with those White Sox, was that the market for him had been nearly non-existent.
—Sam Blum, New York Times, 13 May 2026
Raise Your Beds Don't have room for flower beds in your itsy-bitsy or rather non-existent front yard?
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 6 May 2026
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Adjective
My pores are non-existent, my forehead is snatched and fine-line free, and my skin looks so glassy and smooth.
—Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 24 May 2026
Last year, the Chicago Sun-Times printed an advertorial summer reading list full of non-existent books dreamed up by AI.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 22 May 2026
But what Takatsu didn’t realize, and many others wouldn’t know until Murakami inked his paltry, 2-year, $34 million contract with those White Sox, was that the market for him had been nearly non-existent.
—Sam Blum, New York Times, 13 May 2026
Raise Your Beds Don't have room for flower beds in your itsy-bitsy or rather non-existent front yard?
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 6 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for existent
Adjective
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The music video shows Rodrigo prancing around the actual Palace of Versailles, in a controversial babydoll dress singing about a boy looking like an angel on its walls.—
Hannah Abraham,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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However, that doesn’t affect the actual smoking process.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2026
Adjective
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After the acquisition closes, existing Fox shareholders would own roughly 73% of the combined company and Roku shareholders would own about 27%.—
Lillian Rizzo,
CNBC,
15 June 2026
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While my pitch to Rogers did not lead to any particular path for pursing this cause in a formal way, I was gratified to learn that the Affordable Care Act would cover pre-existing conditions, rendering appeals on the subject moot.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2026
Noun
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The National Archives will run his archives and loan artifacts to the Chicago site, but the Obama Center will remain a nonprofit entity, with its exhibits under its control.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
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The bishop was among 34 individuals and 47 entities that EU countries added to a Russia sanctions list Monday.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
Adjective
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Not only without the ball, their were moments of real quality when Cape Verde recovered possession, zipping the ball around the Spanish pressure and often looking to play their way out with short passes into midfield.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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In the scientific community, there are a few outliers, but by and large, there’s a pretty universal agreement among scientists that the climate crisis is real and important.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
16 June 2026
Adjective
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Experts are particularly concerned about the safety of the cheetahs, as no extant cheetah populations coexist with tigers in the wild.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
1 June 2026
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Despite the game’s authenticity to real pinball, Space Cadet wasn’t based on an extant physical table, but was merely one part of the Full Tilt!—
Kyle Orland,
ArsTechnica,
26 May 2026
Noun
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Stay away from tall, isolated trees or other tall objects.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
12 June 2026
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The government says Savannah Land Holdings removed Native American human remains and funerary objects without notification.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
11 June 2026
Adjective
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Every few weeks, there's a new article based on a new theory with little to no factual basis.—
James Hill,
ABC News,
6 June 2026
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In total, Kapoor received more than $6 million of illicit income from Location Ventures and its projects between 2018 and 2023, according to a factual statement filed with his plea agreement.—
Jay Weaver
June 6,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2026
Noun
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For Claire Gregory, however, that expectation never fully aligned with reality, despite earning her law degree, passing two bar exams and working across various areas of the legal field.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
13 June 2026
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Rather than treating time as an independent backdrop to reality, the researchers linked its passage to changes in entropy, or the way particles spread through the system.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
13 June 2026
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“Existent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/existent. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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