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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
Nathan Brackett, Rolling Stone, 25 May 2026
The group recommends using Bearwise, an organization created by biologists across the country to universalize the advice people are given about coexisting with bears.
—Eva Flowe
may 20, Charlotte Observer, 20 May 2026
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
Verb
Suno’s Brody sees the hobbyists and musicians as coexisting.
—Nathan Brackett, Rolling Stone, 25 May 2026
The group recommends using Bearwise, an organization created by biologists across the country to universalize the advice people are given about coexisting with bears.
—Eva Flowe
may 20, Charlotte Observer, 20 May 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coexisting
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These plans have a limit of 1,200 concurrent sessions.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
3 June 2026
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At production scale, with thousands of concurrent users, the cost multiplier can reach 100x compared to a single API call—a reality the FinOps Foundation now flags as one of the fastest-growing sources of AI budget overrun.—
Satyabrat Chowdhury,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Knicks fans, though, do not seem to be concerned so much with his politics, but that his attendance — and the hoopla accompanying it — could mess up the team’s momentum.—
Michael R. Sisak,
Fortune,
7 June 2026
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An accompanying photograph shows Glimcher holding the viewer’s gaze, his right hand outstretched on the desk, clenched in a tight fist.—
Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
4 June 2026
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Its Transporter missions go to Sun-synchronous orbit, and Bandwagon flights launch into mid-inclination orbits.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
29 May 2026
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The park is also debuting another attraction, the Nighttime Firefly Experience, a new year-round, immersive installation inspired by the Smoky Mountains’ rare synchronous fireflies.—
Carly Caramanna,
Travel + Leisure,
29 May 2026
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Serious car accidents spiked in the pandemic years, along with attendant medical costs, driving premiums up further.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
23 May 2026
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Much of his work over the years has involved measuring, and then warning about, the rate of AI progress and its many attendant risks.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
22 May 2026
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Father's Day in 2026 will be celebrated on Sunday, June 21, coinciding with the summer solstice.—
Finch Walker,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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The men's soccer World Cup starts next week at 16 stadiums in North America, coinciding with the arrival of potentially dangerous summer weather in many host cities.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
4 June 2026
Adjective
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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
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The news came as a shock, given that the government had never identified serious deficiencies in the management of NCAR and its associated supercomputing center in Wyoming.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
2 June 2026
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Clicking on any individual facility opens a side panel displaying its name, address, associated organizations and most recent climate reading.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
2 June 2026
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The Saturday night balloon glow is a literal highlight, pilots synchronizing their burner ignitions for a spectacle guaranteed to bring on oohs and ahs.—
Shauna Farnell,
Denver Post,
25 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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“Coexisting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coexisting. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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