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    ex·ist·ing
    [iɡˈzistiNG]
    adjective
    existing (adjective)
    1. in existence or operation at the time under consideration; current:
      "opponents of the existing political system"
    ex·ist
    [iɡˈzist]
    verb
    existing (present participle)
    1. have objective reality or being:
      "there existed no organization to cope with espionage" · "remains of these baths still exist on the south side of the Pantheon"
      • be found, especially in a particular place or situation:
        "two conflicting stereotypes of housework exist in popular thinking today"
    2. live, especially under adverse conditions:
      "only a minority of people exist on unemployment benefits alone" · "how am I going to exist without you?"
    Origin
    late 16th century: from French exister, or from Latin existere, from ex- ex- + sistere ‘set up, cause to stand’. Compare with existence.
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    adjective
    1. in existence or operation at the time under consideration; current:
      real
      true
      genuine
      authentic
      verified
      attested
      confirmed
      definite
      hard
      plain
      clear
      clear-cut
      undeniable
      veritable
      existent
      manifest
      substantial
      nonfictional
      factual
      unquestionable
      indisputable
      effective
      realistic
      de facto
      bona fide
      real live
      honest-to-goodness
      your actual
      unimaginary
      Opposite:
      notional
      nonexistent
    verb
    1. have objective reality or being:
      live
      breathe
      draw breath
      be
      be alive
      be living
      have life
      have being
      have existence
      be extant
    2. live, especially under adverse conditions:
      survive
      subsist
      live
      manage
      make do
      keep going
      keep one's head above water
      make ends meet
      get by
      keep the wolf from the door
      stay alive
      support oneself
      eke out a living
      eke out an existence
      struggle along
      scrape by
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