are

[ahr, er] / ɑr, ər /

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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The better off are still spending plenty of money, while middle- and lower-income families are struggling to keep up.

From MarketWatch

Incomes are rising slightly faster than inflation, for one thing.

From MarketWatch

Google and Intersect are currently constructing a co-located site — meaning that the data center and power plant are on the same campus — in Haskell County, Texas.

From MarketWatch

How many people are both working and claiming benefits?

From MarketWatch

“That is not what these are focused on—they are focused on the president’s visual that a battleship is a cool-looking ship,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal