Apply and Exist

Apply

Apply verb - To have a relation or connection.

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Exist and apply are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Exist" instead a verb "Apply".

Exist verb - To have life.

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Apply and exist are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Apply" instead a verb "Exist".

Nearby Words: existence, existing

power	apply power	exist power
thanks	apply thanks	exist thanks
idea	apply idea	exist idea
time	apply time	exist time
Other words: way, level, times, methods, skills, powers.

However, even in countries where statutory rape laws do not exist or apply only for much younger age groups, some claim the difference is just sophistry.

Source: Ephebophile
Justified because they exist in a simulated environment where the laws of physics don't apply.

Source: Lightning Bruiser / Film
This is often a case of artistic license as in Real Life technicalities frequently don't apply the way they are depicted or may not even exist.

Source: Off on a Technicality

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Exist and Apply. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/apply/exist

Apply & Exist. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/apply/exist>.

Exist or Apply. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/apply/exist.

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