as in is
to have life
strive to have a full, rich life rather than merely exist
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Recent Examples of exists
The chemistry found in these caves, particularly the presence of mineral-rich water is similar to what scientists believe exists on Europa.
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 25 Mar. 2025
City says no conflict exists Singer said that no conflict of interest had occurred in the salary issue.
—Joe Rubin, Sacramento Bee, 25 Mar. 2025
Maybe on the margins, but no DE with high-end potential exists.
—Dan Pompei, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
At the same time, this method of using what already exists and reconfiguring has always been very much part of my practice.
—Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 24 Mar. 2025
The profit exists with market rate development.
—Lisa J. Huriash, Sun Sentinel, 24 Mar. 2025
Jesus, whether a historical figure or not, exists for us only as a literary character in a series of polemical exchanges.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
Emergency savings exists for times like these, when workers are worried about their jobs.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2025
But a wide gulf in expectations exists between Russia, Ukraine and their US interlocutors.
—Anna Chernova, CNN, 24 Mar. 2025
Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 25 Mar. 2025
City says no conflict exists Singer said that no conflict of interest had occurred in the salary issue.
—Joe Rubin, Sacramento Bee, 25 Mar. 2025
Maybe on the margins, but no DE with high-end potential exists.
—Dan Pompei, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
At the same time, this method of using what already exists and reconfiguring has always been very much part of my practice.
—Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 24 Mar. 2025
The profit exists with market rate development.
—Lisa J. Huriash, Sun Sentinel, 24 Mar. 2025
Jesus, whether a historical figure or not, exists for us only as a literary character in a series of polemical exchanges.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
Emergency savings exists for times like these, when workers are worried about their jobs.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2025
But a wide gulf in expectations exists between Russia, Ukraine and their US interlocutors.
—Anna Chernova, CNN, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Exists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exists. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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