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Recent Examples of co-occur
In the morning session, other members brought up proposals aimed at decreasing the risk of autistic people wandering out of safe areas and risking injury and increasing recognition about the role that co-occurring illnesses play with autistic people.
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O. Rose Broderick,
STAT,
28 Apr. 2026
In the world of language, there are certain trends in terms of words that frequently co-occur in phrases or sentences together, some-thing called collocation.
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Literary Hub,
21 Apr. 2026
Diseases that tend to co-occur often present themselves consecutively.
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Benjamin P. Brown,
The Conversation,
7 Apr. 2026
Though it should be noted that these programs do not directly address co-occurring mental health issues and could unintentionally reinforce unhelpful behaviors.
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Gwilym Roddick,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Mar. 2026
It’s not known if Victoria Jones also had a co-occurring mental illness but the past year had become increasingly turbulent for her.
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Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
That’s when a team of evolutionary biologists noticed that many of the physical traits that co-occur with domestication trace back to an important group of cells during embryonic development called neural crest cells.
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Marina Wang,
Scientific American,
14 Nov. 2025
That help is critical since the disorder is associated with co-occurring mental health issues, a lower quality of life and life expectancy, and higher rates of disability, according to the National Institute of Mental Health.
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Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
2 Sep. 2025
Another key point is that overdose is disproportionately impacting vulnerable groups including women, people of color, rural populations and individuals with co-occurring mental illness.
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Lipi Roy,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
O. Rose Broderick,
STAT,
28 Apr. 2026
In the world of language, there are certain trends in terms of words that frequently co-occur in phrases or sentences together, some-thing called collocation.
—
Literary Hub,
21 Apr. 2026
Diseases that tend to co-occur often present themselves consecutively.
—
Benjamin P. Brown,
The Conversation,
7 Apr. 2026
Though it should be noted that these programs do not directly address co-occurring mental health issues and could unintentionally reinforce unhelpful behaviors.
—
Gwilym Roddick,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Mar. 2026
It’s not known if Victoria Jones also had a co-occurring mental illness but the past year had become increasingly turbulent for her.
—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
That’s when a team of evolutionary biologists noticed that many of the physical traits that co-occur with domestication trace back to an important group of cells during embryonic development called neural crest cells.
—
Marina Wang,
Scientific American,
14 Nov. 2025
That help is critical since the disorder is associated with co-occurring mental health issues, a lower quality of life and life expectancy, and higher rates of disability, according to the National Institute of Mental Health.
—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
2 Sep. 2025
Another key point is that overdose is disproportionately impacting vulnerable groups including women, people of color, rural populations and individuals with co-occurring mental illness.
—
Lipi Roy,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for co-occur
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Bilateral tensions have eased after periods of conflict, often accompanied by a revival of commercial and cultural ties.
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Bolton shared over 1,000 pages of diary-style information about his daily duties as national security advisor with his family members, according to a court filing accompanying his guilty plea.
Verb
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Trump is expected to deliver remarks, and the event coincides with the Great American State Fair and a FIFA World Cup watch party on the National Mall.
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With the country cash-strapped, the Arab Spring of 2011 set off a wave of mass migration into Europe, which coincided with the widespread perception that the extra numbers were placing further strains on already creaking resources of jobs, housing and healthcare.
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The result is one of the most diverse wine regions in the world—one where sparkling wines, crisp coastal whites, elegant reds and historic sweet wines can all coexist within the same broader region.
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Finally, because Helms-Burton gave presidents power to block these suits, the majority concluded that this mechanism substitutes for the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act rather than coexisting with it.
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“Co-occur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/co-occur. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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