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 Gone are the four nations, corresponding to the elements, who coexisted in harmony that was disrupted and then, episode by episode, restored. — Alison Herman, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026 Central control over a foundational asset has coexisted for decades with an exceptionally successful market economy. — Joao Gomes, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026 That authority coexisted with a doctrine that still placed women primarily in the home. — Sara Harmouch, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026 That scruffier, cozier version of androgyny coexisted in the culture with the more flamboyant gender-bending of glam rock. — Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026 Our nation’s future requires a clear-eyed understanding of how its aspirations for freedom and democracy coexisted with an institution defined by violence and injustice. — Drew Gilpin Faust, The New York Review of Books, 19 Sep. 2026 Northern Ireland, part of the United Kingdom, and the independent Republic of Ireland have been separated since 1921 and coexisted in relative peace since the 1998 Good Friday Agreement. — Peter Weber, TheWeek, 14 Sep. 2026 That distinction may help explain why higher Treasury yields have recently coexisted with less convincing dollar strength. — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026 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
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  • Open for breakfast, Sunday brunch (a buffet sometimes accompanied by live jazz), lunch, and dinner, The Bistro serves American classics, with a natural emphasis on seafood.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Twenty years later, Elizabeth (Roden) is spending Christmas at Biltmore and this time is accompanied by James (Trevena), a suitor her Aunt Maysilee (MacDowell) is keen for her to wed.
    — Rachel LaBonte, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2026
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  • His ascension to regular starting duties in the midfield coincided with André Luiz’s first start.
    — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Caenagnathid evolution likely coincided with a shifting Cretaceous climate that saw the spread of flowering plants.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 28 Oct. 2026

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“Coexisted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coexisted. Accessed 31 Oct. 2026.

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