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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 coexists
If that’s accurate, the trait clearly coexists with exhibitionism and pugnaciousness.
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Ian Parker, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Walker Preserve Getting out in nature in San Diego County is easy with open spaces like the Walker Preserve, where wildlife coexists alongside neighborhoods and businesses.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Dec. 2025
In a store like Fresh Thyme, everything coexists or is conveniently organized to make shopping easy and a pleasure on each visit.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 8 Dec. 2025
Today, hunger is driven less by scarcity than by barriers to accessing food in a world where abundance coexists with staggering deprivation.
—Arif Husain, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2025
In these ecosystems, competition coexists with cooperation.
—Edyta Pacuk, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Ian Parker, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Walker Preserve Getting out in nature in San Diego County is easy with open spaces like the Walker Preserve, where wildlife coexists alongside neighborhoods and businesses.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Dec. 2025
In a store like Fresh Thyme, everything coexists or is conveniently organized to make shopping easy and a pleasure on each visit.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 8 Dec. 2025
Today, hunger is driven less by scarcity than by barriers to accessing food in a world where abundance coexists with staggering deprivation.
—Arif Husain, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2025
In these ecosystems, competition coexists with cooperation.
—Edyta Pacuk, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coexists
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Sandy percussion accompanies a journey up the Orinoco River.—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Finally, Fisch just somehow always seems to manage to cast in such a way that high-quality singing accompanies truthful and vulnerable acting.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2026
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Its release coincides with the start of the Christian season of Lent, a period of repentance, self-reflection and resistance to temptation.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
24 Feb. 2026
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The event coincides with the country’s 250-anniversary commemorations in an effort to recognize cultural contributions to American history.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Coexists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coexists. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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