coexisted

past tense of coexist
as in accompanied
to occur or exist at the same time two nations that should be able to coexist without conflict

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Recent Examples of coexisted Woolly mammoths coexisted with early humans who hunted the cold-resistant herbivores for food and used their tusks and bones as tools. CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026 The village’s Sikh landowners and Muslim tenant farmers have coexisted for generations. Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026 Strikingly, these great works coexisted in the museum with an enormous exhibition of art from schoolchildren on the East End, a tradition at the museum for more than 70 years, with contributors from Flanders and East Hampton. Vanessa Grigoriadis, Vanity Fair, 21 July 2026 Within the confines of Seattle Stadium, rainbow pride gear, flags supporting the Islamic Republic of Iran, and those trumpeting the pre-Revolution dynasty, all coexisted amidst the 66,925 in the stands. Sean Gregory, Time, 27 June 2026 The English language has never coexisted with Ancient Greek. Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 23 June 2026 Analysis of zinc isotopes preserved in fossilized shark teeth, published in Nature Communications in 2022, found that when great white sharks and megalodon coexisted during the Pliocene, their diets overlapped significantly, both feeding high up the same food chain on marine mammals. Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026 The American Revolution advanced powerful ideals of liberty and equality, but those ideals coexisted with slavery. Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 19 June 2026 But the San Francisco Giants and New York Giants have coexisted peacefully for decades. Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026
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  • Many of the experiences are suitable for older children, from riding to learning how to look after sheep for the day, accompanied by a local shepherd.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Preeclampsia is hypertension that develops after 20 weeks and is accompanied by signs that other organs, such as the kidneys, are being affected.
    Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
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  • The transit center work has coincided with a major Sacramento County road project along Watt Avenue.
    Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Lamont’s statement on Tuesday coincided with a release from the New England States Committee on Electricity voicing similar concerns, which the committee said where shared by five New England states (New Hampshire being the exception).
    John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 20 Aug. 2026

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“Coexisted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coexisted. Accessed 21 Aug. 2026.

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