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the occurrence or existence of several things at once
a difficult economic situation marked by the coexistence of inflation and unemployment
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Recent Examples of coexistence
But their fragile coexistence collapsed once the Red Command, blocked from Bolivia, turned to Peru and built a cocaine trade that operates almost entirely within Brazil.
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Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
Taken together, these triumphal and tragic elements constitute the ingredients for an epic historical narrative that defies all moralistic categories, a story rooted in the coexistence of grandeur and failure, brilliance and blindness, grace and sin.
—Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
The Sequoia Park Zoo emphasized that the event did not highlight conflict between the wild bears and those in captivity, but rather a peaceful coexistence.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2025
This project is writing a new chapter in the harmonious coexistence of manufacturing and nature, demonstrating a replicable model for the industry worldwide.
—Sunny Tan, Sourcing Journal, 22 Oct. 2025
Even as big cats remain rare, coexistence is mostly about common sense.
—Mackensy Lunsford, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Oct. 2025
Talk of a solution—of two states, of a confederation, of nearly any prospect for a secure and free mode of coexistence—has long been dismissed as either an ingenuous assertion of faith or a cynical pantomime, an empty gesture toward a future no one expects to see.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
The peace proposal's acceptance could mark the end of active hostilities and the beginning of an unprecedented international effort for rebuilding the Gaza Strip and fostering coexistence on the historically troubled land.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
The number of protons and neutrons do not have to be equal, but some combinations make for a happy, or stable, coexistence in the nucleus while others don’t.
—Kelling Donald, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2025
Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
Taken together, these triumphal and tragic elements constitute the ingredients for an epic historical narrative that defies all moralistic categories, a story rooted in the coexistence of grandeur and failure, brilliance and blindness, grace and sin.
—Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
The Sequoia Park Zoo emphasized that the event did not highlight conflict between the wild bears and those in captivity, but rather a peaceful coexistence.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2025
This project is writing a new chapter in the harmonious coexistence of manufacturing and nature, demonstrating a replicable model for the industry worldwide.
—Sunny Tan, Sourcing Journal, 22 Oct. 2025
Even as big cats remain rare, coexistence is mostly about common sense.
—Mackensy Lunsford, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Oct. 2025
Talk of a solution—of two states, of a confederation, of nearly any prospect for a secure and free mode of coexistence—has long been dismissed as either an ingenuous assertion of faith or a cynical pantomime, an empty gesture toward a future no one expects to see.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
The peace proposal's acceptance could mark the end of active hostilities and the beginning of an unprecedented international effort for rebuilding the Gaza Strip and fostering coexistence on the historically troubled land.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
The number of protons and neutrons do not have to be equal, but some combinations make for a happy, or stable, coexistence in the nucleus while others don’t.
—Kelling Donald, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coexistence
Noun
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Although the study shows that the occurrence of giant planets declines as stars age, the few planets that remain in close orbits around red giants offer valuable insights.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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Some of the adverse events reported in the trial were gastrointestinal disorders and certain infections, but the occurrence of these events was similar across both groups.—
Jacqueline Howard,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The fact that the county is looking to launch the same number of spots appears to be a coincidence, although two leaders from Father Joe’s — Chief Health Officer Megan Partch and Chief Strategy Officer Joshua Bohannan — showed up to Tuesday’s board meeting to praise the proposal.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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But this collection of towering buildings isn’t a coincidence.—
Aaron Randolph,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Coexistence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coexistence. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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