were

[wur, wer, wair] / wɜr, wər, wɛər /

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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Palo Alto Networks’ remaining performance obligations, a measure of its backlog, totaled $16.0 billion for the fiscal second quarter, up 23% from a year earlier, while analysts were expecting $15.78 billion.

From MarketWatch

Nanos said investigators were at the house for “better than 20 hours.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Adjusted earnings per share were 27 cents, also beating the 22 cents forecast by analysts.

From The Wall Street Journal

The defendants, both California residents, were taken into custody Friday, said the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal

Those distractions have irked young bankers nearly as much as the loss of prized perks that were cut off last year.

From The Wall Street Journal