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
In the clip's caption, the zoo notes that the two species have peacefully coexisted in the same habitat for years, despite their size differences.
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Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
For years, the Old Wheat Street encampment and MLK Day events coexisted peacefully.
—Holly Yan, CNN Money, 29 Nov. 2025
It’s also filled with striking visuals (courtesy of cinematographer Leung Ming Kai) that capture the beauty of a region in which different ethnicities (Chinese, Thai, Malaysian) and religions (Buddhism, Confucianism, Islam) have coexisted for decades.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025
In the past, overlapping teams might have coexisted, but AI now enables leaner teams to maintain or improve productivity, creating a clear economic incentive to lay off.
—Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2025
Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
For years, the Old Wheat Street encampment and MLK Day events coexisted peacefully.
—Holly Yan, CNN Money, 29 Nov. 2025
It’s also filled with striking visuals (courtesy of cinematographer Leung Ming Kai) that capture the beauty of a region in which different ethnicities (Chinese, Thai, Malaysian) and religions (Buddhism, Confucianism, Islam) have coexisted for decades.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025
In the past, overlapping teams might have coexisted, but AI now enables leaner teams to maintain or improve productivity, creating a clear economic incentive to lay off.
—Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coexisted
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Rheinmetall revealed that the technology will reduce the production costs of green hydrogen through lower investment in the overall system, accompanied by a doubling of power density or an improvement in efficiency of over 10%.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Jan. 2026
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Each president's portrait is accompanied by a placard describing events during their time in office, including Clinton's impeachment.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
11 Jan. 2026
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In fact, during the 2003-2008 stretch, XLE leadership coincided with the S & P 500 being in a persistent uptrend for the majority of that run.—
Frank Cappelleri,
CNBC,
14 Jan. 2026
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Mane gets one over Salah… again Salah and Mane’s careers have closely coincided as African players of the same age, 33, who won six trophies together at Liverpool.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Coexisted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coexisted. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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