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
Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 15 Jan. 2026
These coexisting storylines reveal a deeper problem.
—Stephanie A, The Conversation, 19 Dec. 2025
Between long office days, late dinners and endless to-dos, many working couples slip into a routine of coexisting instead of really connecting.
—Mark Travers, CNBC, 14 Dec. 2025
Instead, the results showed evidence of both structures coexisting under the most extreme compression achieved in the study.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 21 Nov. 2025
Hellbender populations have had a difficult time coexisting with European settlers.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 12 Nov. 2025
Community ecology, or the study of coexisting organisms, is a relatively young branch of science, and rapidly changing.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Fortune has explored the paradox of robust asset markets—fueled by equities, real estate, and private investments—coexisting with widespread financial insecurity.
—Ashley Lutz, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025
In Cat, Katherine Rogers suggests that coexisting with lawless cats flatters our liberal egos.
—Rebecca Van Laer
september 30, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
Adapting the second installment, which was released in 2014, the movie continues the adventures of Hiccup (Thames), the dragon-befriending Viking who opened up his village to the possibilities of coexisting with the flying, fire-breathing creatures.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 15 Jan. 2026
These coexisting storylines reveal a deeper problem.
—Stephanie A, The Conversation, 19 Dec. 2025
Between long office days, late dinners and endless to-dos, many working couples slip into a routine of coexisting instead of really connecting.
—Mark Travers, CNBC, 14 Dec. 2025
Instead, the results showed evidence of both structures coexisting under the most extreme compression achieved in the study.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 21 Nov. 2025
Hellbender populations have had a difficult time coexisting with European settlers.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 12 Nov. 2025
Community ecology, or the study of coexisting organisms, is a relatively young branch of science, and rapidly changing.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Fortune has explored the paradox of robust asset markets—fueled by equities, real estate, and private investments—coexisting with widespread financial insecurity.
—Ashley Lutz, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025
In Cat, Katherine Rogers suggests that coexisting with lawless cats flatters our liberal egos.
—Rebecca Van Laer
september 30, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coexisting
Adjective
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Saylor on Friday imposed a sentence of 12 months concurrent imprisonment on each charge in the newer case, with 11 months to be served concurrently with Tran’s sentence on the last trial and one month consecutive.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
30 Jan. 2026
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The college has enrolled 3,412 high school students in concurrent credit classes, according to the release.—
Edward McKinnon,
Arkansas Online,
28 Jan. 2026
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There were more than a few ugly incidents, and San Diego religious leaders began accompanying immigrants to those facilities.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
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And right now, Stolz is so far living up to the outsized expectations and accompanying pressure that follow his every stride on the ice at the Milano Speed Skating Stadium, a temporary facility created for this event.—
Howard Fendrich,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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There’s an underground river in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and synchronous fireflies to see in the Smokies.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
15 Feb. 2026
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Are there any drawbacks to a sun-synchronous orbit?—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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Train derailments are a rare and serious matter, considered by the Federal Transit Administration to be a major safety event with all of the attendant reporting and paperwork.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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The lack of individual cost caps can result in things like the drastic increase in utilization of such programs as attendant care, which was one of the drivers of the $1 billion budget shortfall in 2023.—
Kayla Dwyer,
IndyStar,
3 Feb. 2026
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Dallas officials are inching closer to a decision about whether to leave or stay at the current City Hall site at 1500 Marilla Street, deliberations that are coinciding with the city’s efforts to keep its NBA team in town.—
Devyani Chhetri,
Dallas Morning News,
4 Feb. 2026
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The eclipse will reach totality in the early morning of March 3, coinciding with the full moon's peak, though the moon will set during totality.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
2 Feb. 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
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Long-term impact Gregg Phillips, an associated administrator at FEMA, said its disaster relief fund has sufficient balances to continue emergency response activities during a shutdown, but would become seriously strained in the event of a catastrophic disaster.—
Kevin Freking,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Of course, this coincides with the rise of fentanyl in the illicit drug supply and its associated carnage.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
11 Feb. 2026
Verb
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At the Milan-Cortina Games, spread across six villages in three distinct clusters in northern Italy, Finoff said the hosts have so far done well synchronizing medical services.—
Sara Germano,
Sportico.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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By synchronizing and instantly analyzing multi-camera perspectives, visual AI can dramatically improve both the speed and reliability of these spot placements.—
Jason Corso,
Fortune,
8 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Coexisting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coexisting. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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