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extant

[ek-stuhnt, ik-stant] / ˈɛk stənt, ɪkˈstænt /


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An ever-changing constellation of societies with evolving languages, deities and symbols, the Celts left no extant written records.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Five more projects that were realized are no longer extant.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

According to the Department of Business and Trade, 161 of the extant licences relate to military products.

From BBC • Jul. 22, 2025

You could see details in saddles and costumes, and the building were still extant.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2024

“Go soak it. If the situation becomes desperate, I recommend you avail yourself of the numerous solvent formulae extant in Celum Tinture. Chapter thirteen, I believe.”

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss




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