EXISTED Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

existed

verb

past tense of exist

as in lived

to have life strive to have a full, rich life rather than merely exist

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Recent Examples of existed Such spousal exemptions once existed in every state, but few remain, Turkheimer said. — Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026 Micropayments have existed for decades but saw little practical use. — Shlomit Wagman, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026 Our research team examined that question in Hazelwood, where the Heinz Endowments invested to support the community that existed there before redevelopment began. — Ira Goldstein, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026 The danger isn’t the door nobody knew existed, but the one left open. — Steve Durbin, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026 Fashion simply spent a very long time failing to reflect a reality that has always existed. — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026 With all that said, the social media team for Texas A&M's football program posted what is perhaps the greatest opportunity for any internet troll with access to Photoshop that has existed in quite some time. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026 Archeological evidence, including coins, indicated that the city only existed between around 80 CE and around 180 CE, when it was suddenly abandoned. — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 29 Sep. 2026 Spreadsheets existed in 2006, but here they are kept, like everyone’s shame and scruples, firmly out of sight. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2026

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Yet as related here in the low-key delivery of someone who not just survived but lived to be 101 years old, Jaku was able to enjoy the love, peace, contentment and security he was denied in his youth.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
For someone who has never lived here, Miami Beach can appear almost absurdly beautiful.

— Erin Parish, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026

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The sound of the music was one thing—even when Stereolab were at their loungiest or Stars of the Lid were including the key in which a song was composed in its title, there was something like the faintest air of rock music in their experiments.

— Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 4 Oct. 2026
Strada defends execution protocol There was no immediate response from Pike’s lawyers for an update Saturday on her condition at a hospital.

— Ed White, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

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