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coexisting

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verb

present participle of coexist
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
Verb
Silence is palpable in the portraits of the men, photographs that show hardship coexisting with resilience, that quiver with pathos but do not collapse. Ana Karina Zatarain, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2026 New ways of coexisting Humans have very good reasons to be concerned about potentially harmful species. Elan Abrell, The Conversation, 22 July 2026 The results of the study, though limited to the Lassen and Harvey wolf packs during a several-month period, underscore the challenges of people coexisting with wolves. Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026 These distinct biases, historically coexisting, are now converging due to artificial intelligence. Shannon McKeen, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coexisting
Adjective
  • He was sentenced to concurrent sentences of 14 and three years, according to court records.
    Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Chauvin has been serving out the concurrent sentences in a federal prison in Big Spring, Texas.
    Riley Moser, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • The accompanying teaser video shows the duo in argyle sweaters posing for a studio portrait that resembles the poster for Step Brothers.
    Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Despite returning to England, Harry and Meghan reportedly will retain their current status as non-working members of the royal family, free from the accompanying duties associated with those roles.
    Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • These figures indicate no sudden break coinciding with the arrival of the iPhone, but a long, steady decline.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026
  • In 2025, medical centers reported a surge in cases with COVID-like symptoms between early August and throughout September, coinciding with students’ return to school.
    Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 19 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • North Carolina is also home to synchronous fireflies, another bioluminescent species that lights up on land.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Satellites operating in sun-synchronous orbit receive steady solar energy, providing a consistent power source without depending on Earth’s electrical grid.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Nearly 80 years later, New Jersey remains a lone holdout, legally locking in thousands of attendant jobs.
    Jason Dressel, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Cyclosporiasis, and the attendant time burden for parents that comes with it, can be directly linked to recent pullbacks in the food safety system that has kept us safe for decades.
    Corinne Low, Time, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • One of the more demanding environments involved the Integrated Data Submission (IDS) platform, responsible for synchronizing school calendar information with transportation routing systems supporting students with disabilities.
    William Jones, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026
  • For Hyliion, synchronizing multiple KARNO units marks a significant engineering milestone beyond the performance of a single generator.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • 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
Adjective
  • Requiring personnel to document a legitimate law-enforcement reason and associated case number before conducting a license-plate search.
    Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Managing waste The approach reduces reliance on autoclaving, incineration and landfill and also lowers the associated energy and water use.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2026

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“Coexisting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coexisting. Accessed 28 Aug. 2026.

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