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is

[iz] / ɪz /

VERB

exist

Synonyms

STRONG

abide act breathe continue do endure hold inhabit last live move obtain persist prevail remain rest stand stay subsist survive

WEAK

be alive go on have being have place

Antonyms

STRONG

cease depart die discontinue forsake give up go halt idle leave lose pass quit refuse reject stop

VERB

happen

Synonyms

STRONG

befall occur transpire

WEAK

come about come to pass take place

Example Sentences

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Is there a massive undiscovered planet on the outer reaches of the Solar System?

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

Is it possible to receive survivor benefits while collecting my Social Security benefits, or to receive both my own benefit and my deceased spouse’s benefit?

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

Becerra is smart enough, one would think, not to run as Mr. Sky Is Falling and tell voters, “Boy, oh, boy things are really gonna suck going forward.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Is the vigorous Microsoft rally proving to be just a dead-cat bounce, as this week’s action suggests, or is it a pause in a potentially sustainable advance?

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Is it possible that he was never asking to be connected to the Forty-Eighth regiment?

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse