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existing
[ig-zis-ting]
adjective
already or previously in place, before being replaced, altered, or added to.
Fundraising costs money, and recruiting new donors is more expensive than asking existing supporters to give a little more.
having actual being or life.
The great ornithologist Alexander Wetmore, who died in 1978, allegedly declared that all existing species of birds had already been discovered.
occurring in a specified place or under specified conditions.
Members of committees dealing with the behavior of intelligence services met to discuss the existing challenges and exchange best practices.
achieving only the basic needs of existence, as food and shelter.
Forrest Bess was a marginally existing bait fisherman and artist who lived in a ramshackle cabin on the Gulf of Mexico.
Other 51Թ Forms
- nonexisting adjective
- unexisting adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of existing1
Example Sentences
Yellow alerts are issued during periods of hot or cold weather that are only likely to affect those who are particularly vulnerable, for example the elderly, or those with existing health conditions.
The proposal would require that major development projects — including the creation of new hotels with 80 or more rooms, or 80-room expansions to existing hotels — seek voter approval before receiving construction permits.
Her amendment would maintain punishments for medical professionals and violent partners who end a pregnancy outside of the existing law.
The arguments for the plaintiff side of the case, for the trans side of the case, are fairly conventional applications of existing equality law.
If they are turned off, it would make the site's existing vulnerability even more perilous.
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