as in to live
to have life
strive to have a full, rich life rather than merely exist
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Recent Examples of exist
Adding another layer to the country’s plans is the fact that several Canadian provinces already have existing provincial sovereign wealth funds.
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Keely Bastow, The Washington Examiner, 27 Apr. 2026
When that happened, Gala started rebalancing the in-game economy and shrinking TOWN distributions, reducing profits for existing players and hastening an economic death spiral.
—ArsTechnica, 27 Apr. 2026
Valdi single-handedly shifts the argument from Child stardom is difficult to Child stardom should not exist at all.
—Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 27 Apr. 2026
Replacements exist on the roster.
—Tim Graham, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
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Keely Bastow, The Washington Examiner, 27 Apr. 2026
When that happened, Gala started rebalancing the in-game economy and shrinking TOWN distributions, reducing profits for existing players and hastening an economic death spiral.
—ArsTechnica, 27 Apr. 2026
Valdi single-handedly shifts the argument from Child stardom is difficult to Child stardom should not exist at all.
—Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 27 Apr. 2026
Replacements exist on the roster.
—Tim Graham, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
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Mfume pulled himself up by the proverbial bootstraps and decided to live a life of service rather than heading down the wrong path.—
Bobby Zirkin,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Apr. 2026
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Kawanza Cruickshank, 35, lives next door to the building that exploded and his house also caught fire.—
Julian Roberts-Grmela,
New York Daily News,
30 Apr. 2026
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But there was something delightful about how each new director built on the original formula.—
Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
29 Apr. 2026
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There are ways of using social media as just a private photo album or a diary, but it is designed to be public and for content to spread beyond its context.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Exist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exist. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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