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ontological

[on-tl-oj-i-kuhl] / ˌɒn tlˈɒdʒ ɪ kəl /
ADJECTIVE
pertaining to the nature of existence
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But the ontological distinction was lost at the start: events don't exist, they happen.

From Science Daily • Nov. 2, 2025

How much ontological truth were we capable of?

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2025

Whatever Ramona wanted in the car, she’s experiencing ontological buyer’s remorse in the now.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2025

It is worth considering how this feeling of ontological convergence—our smartphones as extensions of our bodies—was only exacerbated during periods of lockdown, quarantine, and working remotely.

From Slate • Jan. 1, 2023

There is a type of realism which illustrates the opposite or ontological method.

From John Dewey's logical theory by Howard, Delton Thomas



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