exist
verb (used without object)
to have actual being; be.
are existing
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present progressiveof exist.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“But everybody else who has those desires and are existing in fear … they’re not saying it.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
The majority of Ferrari buyers are existing clients, so its first EV will likely be a “must-have.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
There are existing tools to fund a capital-expenditure cycle.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 8, 2025
"There are existing robotic braille readers, but they only read one letter at a time, which is not how humans read," said co-author David Hardman, also from the Department of Engineering.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 29, 2024
It is a kind of them who are existing who are ones very many are visiting.
From Geography and Plays by Gertrude Stein
