1
as in concurrent
existing or occurring at the same period of time
coexisting but widely separated cultures that had no knowledge of one another
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as in attending
present at the same time and place
coexisting beliefs
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as in accompanying
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 coexisting
George Motz, Southern Living, 6 May 2026
North Carolina’s ‘GatorWise’ campaign In 2025, the NCWRC launched GatorWise, a program designed to educate the public on coexisting with alligators.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2026
History, politics, religion, modernity are all present at once, sometimes in tension, sometimes simply coexisting.
—Barry Hoffner, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
Instead of simply coexisting, these two processes interfere with each other.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 5 Apr. 2026
Integrate, Don’t Segregate Nature thrives on diversity, with various species and sizes coexisting in meadows and forests.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Apr. 2026
San Diego Humane Society Monrovia residents, who are used to coexisting with California wildlife, were shocked at news of the swiping incident, especially involving a bear that many had seen in the area before.
—Isabel Yip, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
Western fashion and beauty became influential, coexisting in art and life.
—Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 20 Mar. 2026
Unlike classical bits, which are either on or off, qubits can exist in superpositions—effectively coexisting in multiple states simultaneously.
—Chi Chen, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Mar. 2026
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At one point, El Reno had at least nine onion-burger joints, but just three remain—Johnnie’s Grill, Robert’s Grill, and Sid’s Diner—all coexisting within two blocks of one another.
—George Motz, Southern Living, 6 May 2026
North Carolina’s ‘GatorWise’ campaign In 2025, the NCWRC launched GatorWise, a program designed to educate the public on coexisting with alligators.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2026
History, politics, religion, modernity are all present at once, sometimes in tension, sometimes simply coexisting.
—Barry Hoffner, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
Instead of simply coexisting, these two processes interfere with each other.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 5 Apr. 2026
Integrate, Don’t Segregate Nature thrives on diversity, with various species and sizes coexisting in meadows and forests.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Apr. 2026
San Diego Humane Society Monrovia residents, who are used to coexisting with California wildlife, were shocked at news of the swiping incident, especially involving a bear that many had seen in the area before.
—Isabel Yip, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
Western fashion and beauty became influential, coexisting in art and life.
—Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 20 Mar. 2026
Unlike classical bits, which are either on or off, qubits can exist in superpositions—effectively coexisting in multiple states simultaneously.
—Chi Chen, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coexisting
Adjective
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Semafor World Economy 2026 drove headlines each day across three concurrent stages of news-making conversations.—
Rachel Keidan,
semafor.com,
7 May 2026
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And Vogue hit one million peak concurrent views during the livestream on YouTube, a record number of viewers.—
Madeleine Schulz,
Vogue,
7 May 2026
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One of the most pleasantly surprising things about visiting the Florida Keys is seeing how many attractions allow for four-legged visitors accompanying their humans.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 May 2026
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When a tag is struck, a wearable mic, such as a smartwatch or phone, picks up the sound, and accompanying software identifies exactly which tag was struck based on its unique signature.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
2 May 2026
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If viable, Bloostar will be able to lift a 308-lb (140-kg) payload into a 125-mile (200-km) low-Earth orbit, or 165 lb (75 kg) to a 375-mile (600-km) Sun-synchronous orbit.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 Apr. 2026
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This synchronous tidal locking is not a special relationship between the Earth and Moon, though.—
Ray Petelin,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
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The sheer volume of top-level exhibitions that open in the Queen of the Adriatic this week is staggering—the opening of La Biennale and all the attendant fanfare is often referred to as the biggest event in visual culture.—
Nate Freeman,
Vanity Fair,
5 May 2026
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By widening the lens, Clark is able to redirect the book’s gaze from the mother toward a quizzical, sometimes critical, but not unaffectionate portrait of two generations of political activism, with the attendant self-involvement and domestic negligence.—
James Wood,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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With a book and TV adaptation release coinciding (two of the author's other novels, This Summer Will Be Different and Meet Me at the Lake, are also in development), Fortune has a whirlwind few months ahead.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
4 May 2026
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No coincidence that the Dodgers’ struggles are coinciding with a four-game hitless streak for Shohei Ohtani, his first such drought since 2022.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 May 2026
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For his last runway collection, unveiled in September, Michele constructed a parallel universe of side-by-side shows separated by a wall that when lifted revealed twins in identical looks in synchronic stride.—
Colleen Barry,
Fortune,
24 Nov. 2022
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With a lockable synchronic-tilt mechanism and special Z-Shape design, the Kaiser 2 can accommodate a weight up to 180kg, quite a bit more than normal mechanisms on office chairs and the back can be reclined to an angle of 160 degrees which can be locked when not in rocking mode.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes,
11 Oct. 2021
Adjective
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Xcel Energy strongly recommends keeping the entire meter assembly clear by gently removing snow or ice from the meter, associated piping and the roofline above the meter.—
Jennifer McRae,
CBS News,
6 May 2026
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At the time of Potter’s death, BASE jumping and wingsuiting were banned by the National Park Service due to the associated risks.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
5 May 2026
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Working out the process of synchronizing and timing the cantilevers’ motion and light beams to generate the right colors at the right time was a substantial effort, according to Andy Greenspon, a researcher at MITRE who also worked on the project.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
9 Apr. 2026
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By synchronizing all these data streams, the team documented not just the delivery but the hours-long cooperative effort that followed.—
Samantha Agate,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Coexisting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coexisting. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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