as in absent
not present or in evidence
our perennially nonexistent computer tech is, once again, not here today
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Recent Examples of nonexistent
Because documents about their origin are nonexistent or falsified, adoptees often run into a dead end when trying to find their birth family.
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Se Eun Gong, NPR, 6 May 2025
One defendant — Katrina Woods, 33, of Maricopa, Ariz. — listed in her fraudulent claim a nonexistent address in Altadena that was supposedly destroyed as her primary residence, authorities said.
—Kaitlyn Huamani, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2025
The brief cited at least nine court decisions that were soon exposed as nonexistent.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
These scams range from fake investment opportunities to misleading product offers and even the sale of nonexistent puppies.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2025
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Se Eun Gong, NPR, 6 May 2025
One defendant — Katrina Woods, 33, of Maricopa, Ariz. — listed in her fraudulent claim a nonexistent address in Altadena that was supposedly destroyed as her primary residence, authorities said.
—Kaitlyn Huamani, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2025
The brief cited at least nine court decisions that were soon exposed as nonexistent.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
These scams range from fake investment opportunities to misleading product offers and even the sale of nonexistent puppies.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonexistent
absent
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Presence Sometimes what’s absent from a film defines it as much as what’s present.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
4 June 2025
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China's defense minister was absent from this year's event and sent a lower-level delegation instead.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 June 2025
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“Nonexistent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonexistent. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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