coexist
verb (used without object)
to exist together or at the same time.
coexisted
Example Sentences
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In its most recent appeal in June of this year, the Irish chain argued both it and McDonald's had coexisted in Ireland for around 40 years and there had been no evidence of confusion.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
In an interview, she noted the beaver and moose in question appear to have coexisted in the convenience-store and gas-station marketplace for at least 35 years, based on trademark records.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Those two things coexisted for a while, but not for long.
From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026
"Kank coexisted with larger carnivores such as Maip macrothorax, a formidable megaraptorid dinosaur more than 10 metres long, which may have been capable of preying upon it," Dr. Motta adds.
From Science Daily ● May 29, 2026
Different populations had widely divergent genotypes, and these diverse genetic types coexisted and even overlapped in the wild.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
