Definitions

was

[wuhz, woz, wuhz] / wʌz, wɒz, wəz /

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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Disney’s stock was up 2% in recent midday trading on Monday.

From MarketWatch

The Bank of Japan was not the only thing impacting the Treasury market on Monday, however.

From MarketWatch

There was no immediate response from the companies to the deal.

From The Wall Street Journal

Burnaby was tall—6 feet 4 inches—and many said he was the strongest man in the British Army, capable of carrying a pony under each arm.

From The Wall Street Journal

A spokeswoman referred questions to the company’s status page, which said that merchants might experience difficulties logging into the point-of-sale system and other problems that the company was investigating.

From The Wall Street Journal