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is

[iz] / ɪz /

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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That higher income is “the ballast you’d look for if the AI story fails to meet expectations,” says Jurrien Timmer, director of global macro at Fidelity Investments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

WTI is down 3.6% at $86.75 a barrel and Brent is off 3.7% at $89.65.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

WTI is up 0.3% at $90.37 a barrel and Brent is down 0.3% at $92.79.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

“Europe is cheap for legitimate reasons,” says Tim Murray, a capital-market strategist in the multiasset division at T. Rowe Price Associates.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

He is determined to complete his mission trip.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly