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
Stephen Groves, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026
My entire being is with her now.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
The practice of loving-kindness often involves quietly reciting to oneself several traditional phrases designed to evoke metta, and visualizing the beings who will receive that loving-kindness.
—Jeremy David Engels, The Conversation, 29 Dec. 2025
This one being of post-war emancipation, when the convergent forces of wanting to achieve a sun tan and wanting to show some skin became newly acceptable among socially progressive young people.
—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 28 Dec. 2025
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The nonprofit has agreed to keep managing the courses for the time being, but long-term renovations will stop.
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Earlier that evening, Garden Grove police had been contacted by the Santa Ana Police Department, which was investigating a possible missing-person case after the woman failed to report to work, police said.—
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The occasional person on a walk or shopper at one of the barely dozen stores still open, but the sound inside the mall is mostly just silence.—
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Demonstrators were confronting a large group of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building when an object was thrown at officials.—
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Trujillo is a Chilean writer and translator, and author of the novel El vasto territorio (2021), the poetry chapbook Maestranza (2018), and the poem-object Intemperie (2017).—
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In essence, this would mean that alpha particles (helium nuclei) released by decaying uranium (or some other fissile material) would be focused through engine nozzles to generate thrust.—
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For the chaotic essence of Catania, head (at the crack of dawn) to its 19th-century fish market under the Archi della Marina.—
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The house was built in 1973 and the living area totals 4,010 square feet.—
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Early in the first millennium BCE these Phoenicians living along the coast were expanding westwards.—
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On that date, a bus driver called police to complain that two Black girls were sitting near two White girls in violation of segregation laws, according to the Associated Press.—
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Now most of these properties are sitting vacant.—
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Massachusetts received a ‘B’ for telehealth access in 2025 from a new report from the Cicero Institute and Pioneer Institute breaking down state trends in telehealth policies — ranking the state above most but with room for improvement.—
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Given their elite showing during the regular season — holding foes to some of the lowest outputs in yards per game, points per game and EPA while also ranking among the leaders in sacks and takeaways — their goals seem realistic.—
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Sustained, strong winds with even stronger gusts are happening.—
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Emotions were on full display with many expressing sadness and frustration, not only over Wednesday's federal raid, but raids happening around the Twin Cities over the last 40 days.—
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His freight and supply chain company, Crane Worldwide Logistics, had a pre-existing relationship with Daikin.—
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Nearly 5 million people, including children and people with pre-existing conditions, will lose health care coverage altogether.—
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“Being.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/being. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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