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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
Under normal conditions, this yeast coexists with beneficial bacteria that help keep it in balance.
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Daryl Austin, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2026
If that’s accurate, the trait clearly coexists with exhibitionism and pugnaciousness.
—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
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
Daryl Austin, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2026
If that’s accurate, the trait clearly coexists with exhibitionism and pugnaciousness.
—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
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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Diplomacy and the pragmatic duplicity that sometimes accompanies it are ingrained at every level of Iran’s political class.—
Nic Robertson,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2026
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Even in the fallout of this argument, Margo accompanies Jinx to the fan expo.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
22 Apr. 2026
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The bigger race for humanoid robots The Beijing half-marathon event—which featured 300 robotic contestants fielded by about 100 primarily Chinese teams—coincides with the billions of dollars invested by Chinese and US tech industries to develop humanoid robots.—
Jeremy Hsu,
ArsTechnica,
20 Apr. 2026
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Its release coincides with the 10th anniversary of Prince’s death on April 21, marked by the annual A Day 2 Reflect | A Night 2 Remember event at Paisley Park.—
SPIN Staff,
SPIN,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Coexists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coexists. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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