Exist
Move
Move verb - To change the place or position of.
Exist and move are semantically related in state topic. Sometimes you can use "Exist" instead a verb "Move", if it concerns topics such as physical condition.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- He's the Last of His Kind, he's immortal but can't move or exist outside of a certain area, and all he can do is feel and cause pain.
Source: Video Game / Chzo Mythos - Arpeggio of Blue Steel somewhat zig-zags this trope: the AI personifications of the ships are tied to the ships' systems but can also exist and move independently.
Source: Sapient Ship -
The older races born before planets (the setting is sort of a softer Lovecraft) simply exist and move in a different set of dimensions, which may overlap ours.
Source: Magical Gesture
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