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being

[bee-ing] / ˈbi ɪŋ /
NOUN
existence
Synonyms
STRONG
actuality animation journey life living presence reality subsistence vitality world
Antonyms
WEAK
abstract deadness inanimate
NOUN
essential nature
Synonyms
STRONG
character entity essence essentiality individuality marrow personality quintessence self soul spirit substance texture
WEAK
essentia
Antonyms
WEAK
abstract deadness inanimate
NOUN
animate object
Synonyms
STRONG
animal beast body creature entity human individual mortal organism person personage soul thing
WEAK
conscious thing human being living thing
Antonyms
STRONG
abstract animal concept inanimate plant
WEAK
deadness

Example Sentences

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What do you think about how these new types of “futures” are being used by the public?

From Barron's • Apr. 18, 2026

Ultimately, Israel hopes to continue being a rabbi as long as she’s able.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

"When all you see is ice in all directions, to think of that ice being gone in the recent geological past and again in the future is just really humbling," he says.

From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026

Much of the discarded furniture and other goods left on the streets ends up being used to build homeless encampments, Phillips said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

It was like it was chasing me, wanting to hold me down, to keep what I now see from being exposed.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam