been

[bin, ben] / bɪn, bɛn /

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exist v.
happen v.

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

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been

“But they did not say he was somewhere he was not, and within hours officials revealed that he had been flown to a military facility in Nebraska.”

From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026

She and PC Harper had been married for just a month when he was killed in the line of duty.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

A third data center has been built near Colossus II, and a fourth is under construction.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

Burnham is confident a solution can be found to remove Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers, who were sentenced to 13 years for manslaughter in 2020, from the government plan, the BBC has been told.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

Someone unloaded the passengers’ luggage on the dock, but most of it has been stolen.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly