existential
Example Sentences
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Retaining control of Hormuz is "existential, it's life or death," both as a long-term security guarantee and a crucial source of funding for post‑war reconstruction, he added.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
Even my own feelings for those motorized metal coolers are fueled by existential disappointment as much as personal irritation.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
No, the opposition toward the candidate is viciously intense, shockingly manifold, and wide-ranging to the point of sounding almost existential.
From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026
Some bitcoin miners are facing a similar existential threat.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026
It was an uncomfortable time for Livermore, which was suffering through another in a long sequence of existential crises.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
Vocabulary lists containing existential
"Letter from Birmingham Jail" by Martin Luther King, Jr. (1963)
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