was

[wuhz, woz, wuhz] / wʌz, wɒz, wəz /

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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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was

In a year chock-full of museum galas, the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures’ Saturday night soiree was especially star-studded.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

I was told to keep pursuing the very process that I knew was not being conducted in accordance with the law.

From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026

Mather said despite the "unique risk and a challenging site", the project was completed ahead of schedule and below forecast costs.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

A mix of white and nonwhite students was seen as a benefit to the nonwhite students, because white students would be sharing the fate of the nonwhite students.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

She was the granddaughter of a provincial governor and the daughter of a highly respected attorney and judge.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

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