as in breathing
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as in person
a member of the human race
no one has the right to enslave another being
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as in object
one that has a real and independent existence
new parents are typically in awe at having created this separate being
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as in essence
the quality or qualities that make a thing what it is
music is such a large part of her being that she could never give up performing
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as in living
to have life
stories that begin with the familiar line "once upon a time there was a beautiful maiden"
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as in sitting
to occupy a place or location
we'll be there waiting for you
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as in ranking
to take or have a certain position within a group arranged in vertical classes
our school's football team is first in its division
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as in happening
to take place
the party is next Saturday
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Recent Examples of being
Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 21 Mar. 2025
Cannon doubled down on letting a higher being lead his decision on having more children in 2023 while speaking with Entertainment Tonight.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 19 Mar. 2025
James make up the Wolfpack’s talented backcourt and are critical to NC State’s being among the country’s best teams at limiting turnovers.
—Ben Pickman, The Athletic, 17 Mar. 2025
For that, Mozart’s music becomes the road map for unlocking feelings and for facing the nature of our being.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025
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From its opening scenes, Severance has presented the procedure the show is named for as a kind of birth, the spawning of a new, immature being.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 21 Mar. 2025
Cannon doubled down on letting a higher being lead his decision on having more children in 2023 while speaking with Entertainment Tonight.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 19 Mar. 2025
James make up the Wolfpack’s talented backcourt and are critical to NC State’s being among the country’s best teams at limiting turnovers.
—Ben Pickman, The Athletic, 17 Mar. 2025
For that, Mozart’s music becomes the road map for unlocking feelings and for facing the nature of our being.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for being
Noun
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Business-focused, liberal arts education for professional flight majors will take place in person or online through JBU, according to Julie Gumm, chief marketing and communications officer for the university.—
Anthony Madden,
Arkansas Online,
4 Apr. 2025
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Had Melanie Robinson survived, the 38-year-old mother would have been arrested on capital murder of a person under 10 years old in the death of her baby, Jonas Allen.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Apr. 2025
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Place another clean, white towel on the area and weigh it down with a heavy object to press out any residual moisture.—
Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Apr. 2025
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Maintain a safe distance from water, wet items, and metal objects.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Apr. 2025
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That, in essence, is Thibodeau’s basketball religion: Selfless basketball rooted in read-and-react execution.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
6 Apr. 2025
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In essence, Hoyer’s fate is likely tied to the Tucker acquisition.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2025
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The Rockets came into Christmas Eve riding a three-game winning streak, now sitting at 20-9 and up to second overall in the Western Conference, behind just the Oklahoma City Thunder.—
Rahat Huq,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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Coach Doc River played the role of Secret Santa by sitting the Bucks’ two biggest stars — Giannis Antetokounmpo, who was dealing with back spasms, and Damian Lillard, who was out with a non-COVID-19 illness.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Dec. 2024
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As far as journalism goes, or news, or democracy, looking at what's happening with the TikTok case is an epic story that is getting missed because so many people have a bias against TikTok.—
Eric Deggans,
NPR,
4 Jan. 2025
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Advocacy pointing out the ugly happening in our courts?—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
4 Jan. 2025
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The former is a crime thriller about a former baseball player (Austin Butler) who gets caught up in New York City’s underworld in the 1990s, while the latter is a romantic fantasy that follows two middle aged people who step through a magical portal into their past lives.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
1 Apr. 2025
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Lego toy for the little ones in your life, plus save on fabric storage bags to keep off-season clothes and bedding organized and dust-free.—
Isabel Garcia,
People.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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This result is also consistent with other findings from the study such as enrollees’ satisfaction with care being similar between for-profit and nonprofit entities.—
Wayne Winegarden,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Editors’ Picks Some of those tools were used on Friday when China responded to Mr. Trump’s tariffs by putting 11 American companies on an unreliable entities list, and another 16 on an export control list.—
David Pierson,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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But the on-again, off-again nature of the process has resulted in a bewildered industry that has adopted a wait and see approach to investment decisions and supply chain alterations.—
Jerrold Lundquist,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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The precise nature of the impact has varied worldwide, depending on the role USAID played in the network of funding streams contributing to each country’s TB program.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
30 Mar. 2025
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“Being.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/being. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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