existential
Example Sentences
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One week into this existential battle, the hardliners still seem to be holding sway.
From BBC
The moral vocabulary of the Megillah is precise because the stakes are existential.
But, crucially, there is also unity over the Iranian issue which, for decades, has been framed by many as an "existential threat".
From BBC
Some newsrooms see an existential threat from the rise of chatbots and AI-powered search engines that answer users’ questions without requiring them to click on article links.
The stakes were higher and layered with the existential absurdity of abrupt shifts, which he carried with an elegant, slightly seething temperament that has found its expression in the work.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
