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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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Coachella went back to being a two-day event in 2002, headlined by Bjork and Oasis.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Amid concerns that migrants could be returned to their home countries - where some fear persecution - Congolese officials said no such transfers are being planned.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

The code is already being replicated by developers in coffee shops on three continents.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

As an immigrant, especially being Asian-American and the “model minority,” I understand her guidance as we grew up: Do things that are safe, make straight A’s, get into college.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

“Remember Hesterfowl’s premonition about the one in Deadwood vanishing forever? That’s me. I’m being forced out. Replaced.”

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.