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View synonyms for been

been

[bin, ben]

verb

  1. past participle of be.



been

/ biːn, bɪn /

verb

  1. the past participle of be 1

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They have been detected in soil, water, plants, animals, and even humans on every continent.

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"For multiple decades, we have been trying to determine exactly what the explosions of red supergiant stars look like," said Northwestern's Charlie Kilpatrick, who led the study.

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My daughter’s superpower has always been the ability to pull sunshine into whatever space she inhabits.

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"It's been a journey that we'll never forget and we hope the music stays with you long after we're gone," they added.

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On Wednesday Puffin Books confirmed the website had once been owned by Cope but had been taken over.

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