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existing

[ ig-zis-ting ]

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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.

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Other Word Forms

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Word History and Origins

Origin of existing¹

exist ( def ) + -ing ²( def )

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The bill sought to criminalize loitering with intent to buy sex and build on existing state law to make it a felony to solicit anyone under 18 for sex.

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When added to her existing relationship with head coach Charlotte Edwards, who herself said she wanted a three-format regular in charge, there was only one candidate.

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But the report insists these improvements should not be driven by new policies or targets but instead by a "relentless focus" on the delivery of existing commitments.

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Three-month and annual prescriptions prepayment certificates will also be frozen and existing exemptions will continue.

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"They can also make changes to existing to homes to make tenants safer if required."

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existential quantifier exit

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