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the occurrence or existence of several things at once
a difficult economic situation marked by the coexistence of inflation and unemployment
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Recent Examples of coexist
Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
The three groups — Law and Kirby, Brühl and Sweeney and de Armas and her crew — struggle to coexist on the island and tensions rise between them spurred on by de Armas’ character.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 25 June 2025
What’s especially intriguing is that multiple species coexist off eastern Australia.
—Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 20 June 2025
Questions swirled about how Parker and Leslie would coexist.
—Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
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Verb
There is a perception that cats and dogs can struggle to coexist in the household, but there is plenty of evidence to the contrary.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
The three groups — Law and Kirby, Brühl and Sweeney and de Armas and her crew — struggle to coexist on the island and tensions rise between them spurred on by de Armas’ character.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 25 June 2025
What’s especially intriguing is that multiple species coexist off eastern Australia.
—Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 20 June 2025
Questions swirled about how Parker and Leslie would coexist.
—Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coexist
Verb
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Still, the National Weather Service is not anticipating any severe weather to accompany the storms this week.—
Francesca Pica,
jsonline.com,
23 July 2025
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Youths under 18 must be accompanied by an adult after 6 p.m., with some exceptions.—
Belinda M. Paschal,
The Enquirer,
23 July 2025
Noun
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Here is a limited list of Banana Ball occurrences: Come for the Bananas, stay for Ham Porter or Travis Hunter.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
26 July 2025
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This is even more likely to result in a clog if the drain hose is kinked, which is a common occurrence.—
Kamron Sanders,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 July 2025
Verb
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The vote has coincided with efforts by Beijing to raise its military and diplomatic pressure on Taiwan.—
Jan Camenzind Broomby,
NPR,
26 July 2025
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Yet this rift still coincides with a deepening fiscal crisis.—
Joël Té-Léssia Assoko,
semafor.com,
25 July 2025
Noun
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This isn’t coincidence, but a direct reflection of how algorithms shape language on the internet.—
Adam Aleksic,
People.com,
14 July 2025
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Hey, what a coincidence, Le Creuset is running its Factory to Table Sale right at the very same time as Amazon Prime Day.—
Melissa Knific,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
11 July 2025
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“Coexist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coexist. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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