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been

[bin, ben] / bɪn, bɛn /

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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And that’s basically what has been happening over the past few weeks, he said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

“There’s been a long-term decline in trust,” Jimmy Wales said at the WSJ Leadership Institute CEO Summit on Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

“There’s never been any intentional wrongdoing by the companies.”

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

The Sports app has been one of my two or three favorite consumer tech products of the past two years.

From Slate • Jun. 10, 2026

“My mom’s sleeping. She’s a nurse and she’s been working nights lately, so I try not to wake her.”

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold