1
as in existing
having being at the present time
a celebrated author who is generally regarded as America's greatest novelist extant
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as in current
existing or in progress right now
when people envisage the future, they often base their predictions on the assumption that extant trends will continue indefinitely
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Recent Examples of extant
Those samples could have told us about possible conditions for ancient, or even extant, life on the once-watery world—potential knowledge that will now be lost.
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Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 May 2025
But the elephant bird made even the ostrich – which holds the title as the world’s largest extant bird – look petite.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
Similarly, the detractors against building the Red Line argue that this expenditure on public funds is a boondoggle because the extant light rail line (now called Light RailLink) doesn’t work very well.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 4 May 2025
The sighting was of the other extant coelacanth species, the West Indian Ocean Latimeria chalumnae.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 2 May 2025
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Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 May 2025
But the elephant bird made even the ostrich – which holds the title as the world’s largest extant bird – look petite.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
Similarly, the detractors against building the Red Line argue that this expenditure on public funds is a boondoggle because the extant light rail line (now called Light RailLink) doesn’t work very well.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 4 May 2025
The sighting was of the other extant coelacanth species, the West Indian Ocean Latimeria chalumnae.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extant
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First, audit your current encryption methods and ensure that your infrastructure can manage these new algorithms.—
Usman Javaid,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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The situation reflects legal and operational challenges under the current immigration policy enforcement, highlighting recurring disputes over the right to due process and the treatment of non-citizens subject to deportation.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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Choudhary said that chronic stress can even exacerbate already existent gastrointestinal issues, including irritable bowel syndrome.—
Claretta Bellamy,
NBC News,
4 Oct. 2023
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As for other perceptions that were proven to be either misguided or no longer existent during this series, how about this one, the notion that Tatum and Jaylen Brown don’t bring out the best in each other.—
Chad Finn,
BostonGlobe.com,
15 May 2023
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All of the hallmarks that made the group such a force in the Seventies and Eighties — the irresistible melodies, the spark-up-and-chill vibes, those voices — are present here, without any trace of aping the past.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
6 June 2025
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The city’s African roots are ever present here in a way that is unique to the rest of the United States.—
Essence,
Essence,
6 June 2025
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China remains the hub for global electronics manufacturing, including for PC graphics cards, video game consoles, and smartphones, although companies have been moving their manufacturing to India, Vietnam and Taiwan to avoid Trump’s ongoing trade war.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
29 May 2025
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Beige embroidery on indigo and acid washes with embroidery nod to the ongoing country and vintage trends.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
28 May 2025
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“Extant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extant. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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