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 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 At first glance, the findings suggested that humans and dogs coexisted in the Wari capital. Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 23 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coexisted
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  • The 130 units sit adjacent to the MARTA Lindbergh Station and will be accompanied with 10,000 square feet of affordable commercial space.
    Elijah Megginson, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • According to a statement from a spokesperson for Dart, the office in July received four letters that accompanied subpoenas for inmates, though three had already been released by the time they were received.
    Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026
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  • The uptick of inflation has coincided with government proposals meant to revive the ailing economy.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • After a 2024 surge in violence against bus drivers and on trains coincided with a significant drop in ridership, safety became a top priority for Metro leaders.
    Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026

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“Coexisted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coexisted. Accessed 7 Aug. 2026.

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