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 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 Some saw the chance to steer Cuba to a model like Vietnam, where communist rule coexisted with a thriving economy. Chris Kenning, USA Today, 21 May 2026 That approach felt especially resonant in a setting like The Grand Ole Opry, where tradition and reinvention have always coexisted. Amelia Edelman, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2026
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  • Meals are accompanied by either a purple stick or sticker and served on a purple tray.
    AJC.com, AJC.com, 24 July 2026
  • Wind gusts near 30 mph are possible Wednesday, accompanied by cooler temperatures that will drop lows to around 70 degrees through early next week, forecasters say.
    Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026
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  • The aggressive push by streamers has coincided with the near-total collapse of regional sports cable channels — outlets that were not so long ago the most profitable engines of pay TV.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 23 July 2026
  • That slide has coincided with a drop in SpaceX, Elon Musk's other trillion-dollar company, which held a record market debut in June and has lost almost 40% of its value since its peak close.
    Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 22 July 2026

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“Coexisted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coexisted. Accessed 24 Jul. 2026.

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