exist
verb (used without object)
to have actual being; be.
is existing
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present progressiveof exist (3rd person singular).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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“In many ways, Steven’s first language is cinema, and Steven’s second language is existing in the real world,” she says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
“We are kind of pulling from what is existing in the city, but our goal is to actually build out a system.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2023
The challenge for me is always: can I make people believe that this person existed or is existing actually now?
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2022
Mareva Grabowski-Mitsotakis, the prime minister’s wife and a champion of Greek culture and craft, agreed that it was important “to keep the momentum that is existing right now, where the art scene is flourishing.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 23, 2022
Being a little one is what any one being existing is being one knowing is existing.
From Matisse Picasso and Gertrude Stein With Two Shorter Stories by Gertrude Stein
