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
In other words, nearly 2 million jobs that were ostensibly created under the second half of Biden’s presidency never actually existed.
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Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Selling gold seemed like a straightforward experience; after all, it's existed for quite literally thousands of years.
—Brandon Aversano, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Although the sample is safely ensconced in a tube millions of miles away on Mars, scientists have remained intrigued by the rock because of its potential to reveal whether microscopic life ever existed on Mars.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
There was no external funding, so the creation of this film was essentially a group of friends clustered around the script, having intense artistic conversations, and nothing else existed outside that circle.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
The $10 weekend day pass, which existed pre-pandemic, is just one of the travel options available.
—Liz Ohanesian, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
Like most extended car warranty providers, CarShield excludes pre-existing conditions that existed before your warranty took effect, as well as damage resulting from poor maintenance, neglect or intentional abuse.
—Brian Sloan, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
Physicists say the results show the experiment is ready to investigate quark-gluon plasma, an exotic state of matter that existed moments after the Big Bang.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
The bulk of the diplomatic ties between the four have existed bilaterally, and some countries in the bloc continuously face tensions.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 3 Sep. 2025
Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Selling gold seemed like a straightforward experience; after all, it's existed for quite literally thousands of years.
—Brandon Aversano, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Although the sample is safely ensconced in a tube millions of miles away on Mars, scientists have remained intrigued by the rock because of its potential to reveal whether microscopic life ever existed on Mars.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
There was no external funding, so the creation of this film was essentially a group of friends clustered around the script, having intense artistic conversations, and nothing else existed outside that circle.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
The $10 weekend day pass, which existed pre-pandemic, is just one of the travel options available.
—Liz Ohanesian, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
Like most extended car warranty providers, CarShield excludes pre-existing conditions that existed before your warranty took effect, as well as damage resulting from poor maintenance, neglect or intentional abuse.
—Brian Sloan, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
Physicists say the results show the experiment is ready to investigate quark-gluon plasma, an exotic state of matter that existed moments after the Big Bang.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
The bulk of the diplomatic ties between the four have existed bilaterally, and some countries in the bloc continuously face tensions.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for existed
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South Florida has lived these lousy afternoons all week — and Friday’s forecast calls for more of the same.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
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Steve has more than 40 years of food industry experience in his native Hong Kong and in the Bay Area, where the couple lived and owned various eateries for two decades.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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There was a spirit of abundance and joy, too; that can’t be remiss.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
12 Sep. 2025
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While there was a spin-off OVA in the late ‘80s, which Izubuchi designed the mecha for, there were also two Aura Phantasm artbooks released by B-Club around the same time.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Existed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/existed. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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