coexist
verb
co·ex·ist
ˌkō-ig-ˈzist 
coexisted; coexisting; coexists
1
: to exist together or at the same time
2
: to live in peace with each other especially as a matter of policy
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Examples of coexist in a Sentence
The species coexist in the same environment.
Can the two countries peacefully coexist?
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Shelby Stewart, Essence, 27 Jan. 2025
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The breadfruit tree has coexisted with humans in the Pacific region for more than three thousand years.
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Their reasons and tactics may differ, but both presidents have peddled a dangerous illusion—that peace, stability, and prosperity in the broader Middle East could coexist with war, chaos, and dispossession in the occupied Palestinian territories.
—Khaled Elgindy, Foreign Affairs, 22 Jan. 2025
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Shelby Stewart, Essence, 27 Jan. 2025
The narrative does, however, rely on the binary of opposing forces coming to a head via Yuri’s daring act of kindness toward the Ochi, to assert its point of man coexisting with nature.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 27 Jan. 2025
The breadfruit tree has coexisted with humans in the Pacific region for more than three thousand years.
—Elaine Savory, JSTOR Daily, 24 Jan. 2025
Their reasons and tactics may differ, but both presidents have peddled a dangerous illusion—that peace, stability, and prosperity in the broader Middle East could coexist with war, chaos, and dispossession in the occupied Palestinian territories.
—Khaled Elgindy, Foreign Affairs, 22 Jan. 2025
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coexist
verb
co·ex·ist
ˌkō-ig-ˈzist
1
: to exist together or at the same time
2
: to live in peace with each other
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