coexist
verb
co·ex·ist
ˌkō-ig-ˈzist 
coexisted; coexisting; coexists
1
: to exist together or at the same time
2
: to live in peace with each other especially as a matter of policy
Synonyms
Examples of coexist in a Sentence
The species coexist in the same environment.
Can the two countries peacefully coexist?
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My hope is that our state leaders and utility regulators will come to the realization that, despite what some corporate lobbyists might say, rooftop solar and large utility installations can and should coexist.
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Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2023
Recent fossil evidence proves that ancient humans and sloths coexisted in South America.
—Donna Sarkar, Discover Magazine, 17 Nov. 2023
The two sentiments coexist uneasily, leaving many Israelis with wild mood swings as the shock of vulnerability sinks in.
—Roger Cohen Avishag Shaar-Yashuv, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2023
A certain edginess always coexisted with a live-and-let-live ethos in the artsy beach community, but the widening of the wealth gap has become increasingly apparent as tech firms moved in and sleek modern homes went up.
—Christopher Weber, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2023
One reason methane stays in the atmosphere is that Titan is the perfect distance from the sun to have a temperature and pressure where solid, liquid and vapor forms of methane can coexist.
—Smithsonian Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2023
El Conde is many things, some of which tend not to coexist in movies.
—Vulture, 21 Sep. 2023
To make that connection, the team demonstrated that two distinct symmetries coexist in epithelial tissue.
—Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 25 Oct. 2023
Israel needs borders that are internationally recognized, and that means borders that recognize in turn the rights of the two peoples who now coexist in oppression and hatred.
—Jo-Ann Mort, The New Republic, 18 Oct. 2023
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Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2023
Recent fossil evidence proves that ancient humans and sloths coexisted in South America.
—Donna Sarkar, Discover Magazine, 17 Nov. 2023
The two sentiments coexist uneasily, leaving many Israelis with wild mood swings as the shock of vulnerability sinks in.
—Roger Cohen Avishag Shaar-Yashuv, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2023
A certain edginess always coexisted with a live-and-let-live ethos in the artsy beach community, but the widening of the wealth gap has become increasingly apparent as tech firms moved in and sleek modern homes went up.
—Christopher Weber, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2023
One reason methane stays in the atmosphere is that Titan is the perfect distance from the sun to have a temperature and pressure where solid, liquid and vapor forms of methane can coexist.
—Smithsonian Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2023
El Conde is many things, some of which tend not to coexist in movies.
—Vulture, 21 Sep. 2023
To make that connection, the team demonstrated that two distinct symmetries coexist in epithelial tissue.
—Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 25 Oct. 2023
Israel needs borders that are internationally recognized, and that means borders that recognize in turn the rights of the two peoples who now coexist in oppression and hatred.
—Jo-Ann Mort, The New Republic, 18 Oct. 2023
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First Known Use
1667, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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coexist
verb
co·ex·ist
ˌkō-ig-ˈzist
1
: to exist together or at the same time
2
: to live in peace with each other
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