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accompany, attend, co-occur, coincide, concur, synchronize
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People from Sri Lanka, Slovakia, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Afghanistan, the Philippines and Canada all live in the neighborhood, and normally coexist peacefully. — Tamara Lush, The Seattle Times, "Toronto shooter’s neighbors knew nothing of mental illness," 23 July 2018 But whether politics and profits can peacefully coexist in this blend is a big uncertainty for Saudi Aramco. — Stanley Reed, New York Times, "An Oil Giant Is Taking Big Steps. Saudi Arabia Can’t Afford for It to Slip.," 16 June 2018 But yes, the LTE omission is no mistake: the 2018 version of the Swift 7, known as the SF714-51T, will likely be around for some time and both models will coexist, a company spokeswoman said. — Mark Hachman, PCWorld, "Acer's new Swift 7 ultra-thin PC is even smaller, but adds Thunderbolt, Amber Lake and a clickpad," 6 Jan. 2019 To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that This isn’t the first time the eldest Hadid sister has publicly acknowledged her coexisting privilege and desire to work for what she’s given. — Tess Garcia, Teen Vogue, "Gigi Hadid Responds to People Who Question Her Rise to Fame," 18 Nov. 2018 There wasn’t, and couldn’t be, any way those roles could coexist. — Paula Mclain, Town & Country, "The Extraordinary Life of Martha Gellhorn, the Woman Ernest Hemingway Tried to Erase," 12 July 2018 What seems clear is that at this point, studios, distributors and streaming services have to figure out a way to coexist. — New York Times, "Does It Matter if You See a Film in a Theater or at Home?," 8 May 2018 Identity politics and its enforcement have placed shackles on our ability to coexist as Americans. — WSJ, "Progressive Groupthink Is a Threat to Liberty," 17 Dec. 2018 Gunton was quick to list a plethora of ways for people to ensure that future generations of humans could still coexist with animals that might be on the brink of extinction. — Gabe Bergado, Teen Vogue, "BBC Earth's "Dynasties" Pulls at Heartstrings With the Painted Wolves’ Fight for Survival," 12 Dec. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'coexist.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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