Collocations for existence - noun

actual, real
El Cid's actual existence is not in doubt.
Since her illness, other people had no real existence for her.

possible
the possible existence of life beyond Earth

brief
continued, continuing, future
10-year, 50-year, etc.
over the course of his company's 20-year existence

very
The peasants depend on a good harvest for their very existence (= in order to continue to live).

mere
The mere existence of these strange creatures fascinated him.

entire, whole
Throughout its entire existence, it has been a deeply contested concept.

autonomous, independent, separate
any organism capable of independent existence

human
the mystery of human existence

material, physical
social
earthly, mortal
Christianity taught that our earthly existence was merely a preparation for life after death.

be in
The idea has been in existence for centuries.

have
a virtual world that has no real existence

come into, pop into (AmE,informal), spring into
The organization came into existence ten years ago.
What are the chances of these molecules springing spontaneously into existence?

fade from, fade out of, go out of
There was a fear that the club might go out of existence for lack of support.

bring sth into, call sth into
They are striving to bring into existence a new kind of society.

be aware of, know of
be unaware of
affirm, assert
assume, posit, postulate, presuppose
The theory assumes the existence of a ‘meritocracy’—that there is equal opportunity for all.

accept, acknowledge, admit, admit to, believe in, recognize
He didn't believe in the existence of God.

deny
doubt
question
She questioned the existence of God.

imply, indicate, suggest, support
There is research that strongly supports the existence of repressed memories.

discover, reveal
confirm, demonstrate, establish, prove, validate, verify
Scientists were able to verify the existence of this particle.

disprove
explain
How do you explain the existence of closely related species in widely separated locations?

justify
forget, ignore
The girl's parents continued to ignore her very existence.

endanger, jeopardize, threaten
Climate changes threaten the continued existence of the species.

end
He wanted to end his existence once and for all.

owe
The school owed its existence to the generosity of one man.

ensure, guarantee
maintain
Let's battle on to maintain our existence.

be vital to
A super-efficient sense of smell is no longer vital to our existence.

depend on sth, depend upon sth
The company's existence depends on continued growth.

in existence
the only instrument of its kind in existence

the struggle for existence
Darwin viewed the struggle for existence as being the major promoter of evolution.

bare, hand-to-mouth, meagre/meager, miserable, precarious
He lived a hand-to-mouth existence in the less attractive areas of London.

comfortable, peaceful, quiet
sheltered
She had lived such a sheltered existence.

middle-class
a comfortable middle-class existence

meaningful
his yearning for a more meaningful existence

boring, dull, humdrum, mundane
pathetic, pitiful, wretched
meaningless
empty, isolated, lonely, solitary
nomadic
rural, suburban, urban
daily, day-to-day, everyday
previous, prior
He claimed to be able to remember a previous existence.

enjoy, have, lead, live
eke out, endure
They eke out a precarious existence foraging in the forest.

a mode of existence
the transition from one mode of existence to another