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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 the iPhone Birth Control?" asked a paper published Monday by the National Bureau of Economic Research, delving into why US fertility rates have fallen by 22 percent since 2007.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

The question investors will have to answer for themselves: Is it really worth that much?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 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

“Last week you said you had trouble with that last section of the new piece. Is it still giving you issues?” he asks me.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold