as in extant
having being at the present time
existing breeds of the turkey that graces our Thanksgiving table are said to bear little resemblance to the gamy birds that the Pilgrims enjoyed
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as in living
to have life
strive to have a full, rich life rather than merely exist
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Recent Examples of existing
Scott Travers, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Moreover, BlackRock’s existing clients including pension funds, endowments, and sovereign wealth funds are increasingly allocating capital to private markets to meet their long-term return expectations.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Rather than seeing complex traits as entirely new inventions, this research suggests that evolution often recycles and repurposes existing genetic tools to build complexity on the foundation of simplicity.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
The Importance Of Aligning On Tenant Needs Reconfiguring existing space can be a challenge.
—Ryan Masiello, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
The philosophy prioritizes profit over growth, encouraging businesses to optimize existing resources and reactivate past customer connections.
—Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
New scripts will be added, and existing scripts will be changed.
—Rui Ribeiro, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Look for a platform that integrates seamlessly with existing core banking systems, enabling smooth interaction between digital assets and traditional finance.
—Lior Lamesh, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
In its current plan, the wing will vastly expand the Met’s space for modern and contemporary art, growing the existing wing’s gallery space by about 50 percent.
—Alex Greenberger For Artnews, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2024
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This would mean that the transition from unicellular to multicellular life was not a leap requiring entirely new genes but rather an evolutionary refinement of existing genetic mechanisms.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Moreover, BlackRock’s existing clients including pension funds, endowments, and sovereign wealth funds are increasingly allocating capital to private markets to meet their long-term return expectations.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Rather than seeing complex traits as entirely new inventions, this research suggests that evolution often recycles and repurposes existing genetic tools to build complexity on the foundation of simplicity.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
The Importance Of Aligning On Tenant Needs Reconfiguring existing space can be a challenge.
—Ryan Masiello, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
The philosophy prioritizes profit over growth, encouraging businesses to optimize existing resources and reactivate past customer connections.
—Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
New scripts will be added, and existing scripts will be changed.
—Rui Ribeiro, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Look for a platform that integrates seamlessly with existing core banking systems, enabling smooth interaction between digital assets and traditional finance.
—Lior Lamesh, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
In its current plan, the wing will vastly expand the Met’s space for modern and contemporary art, growing the existing wing’s gallery space by about 50 percent.
—Alex Greenberger For Artnews, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Existing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/existing. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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