as in lived
to have life
strive to have a full, rich life rather than merely exist
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Recent Examples of existed
His Commentaries became foundational reading for nineteenth-century lawyers, emphasizing that law existed to preserve constitutional government, private rights, and public confidence in legal institutions.
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Joseph Andrew,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2026
Instead, colonial watchmaking existed largely as finishing and assembly rather than complete manufacture.
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Victoria Gomelsky,
Robb Report,
3 July 2026
Today, students from around the world study on the campuses of the nine Colonial colleges that existed during the Revolutionary War.
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Ira Porter,
Christian Science Monitor,
3 July 2026
No federal regulations of capital or labor markets of the modern kind existed.
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Steve H. Hanke,
Fortune,
1 July 2026
In the three years between Special and Bitch, Lizzo began bracing herself for a sharp decline in public interest by creating music that existed on the outskirts of what audiences came to know her for.
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Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
23 June 2026
Parents are just trying to do what's best in the most difficult society and culture for parenting that's ever existed.
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Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
By the end of Day 3, a data broker profile that already existed on you has been quietly refreshed.
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Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
No such funds existed, according to the lawsuit.
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Charlotte Observer,
23 June 2026
Joseph Andrew,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2026
Instead, colonial watchmaking existed largely as finishing and assembly rather than complete manufacture.
—
Victoria Gomelsky,
Robb Report,
3 July 2026
Today, students from around the world study on the campuses of the nine Colonial colleges that existed during the Revolutionary War.
—
Ira Porter,
Christian Science Monitor,
3 July 2026
No federal regulations of capital or labor markets of the modern kind existed.
—
Steve H. Hanke,
Fortune,
1 July 2026
In the three years between Special and Bitch, Lizzo began bracing herself for a sharp decline in public interest by creating music that existed on the outskirts of what audiences came to know her for.
—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
23 June 2026
Parents are just trying to do what's best in the most difficult society and culture for parenting that's ever existed.
—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
By the end of Day 3, a data broker profile that already existed on you has been quietly refreshed.
—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
No such funds existed, according to the lawsuit.
—
Charlotte Observer,
23 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for existed
Verb
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That obviously had a lot of consequences for the Native Americans who lived there.
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The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee has lived at the home for more than four decades, according to the listing held by Keller Williams Everett's Jeannette Harpole.
Verb
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There was a casual feel in Memorial Auditorium in the hour before game time, as children kicked a ball around on the auditorium’s sloping floor.
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There was the majestic no-doubter that landed more than halfway up the left-field bleachers, a majestic blast that evoked memories of Andrés Galarraga.
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“Existed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/existed. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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