coexist

[ koh-ig-zist ]

/ ˌkoʊ ɪgˈzɪst /

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verb (used without object)

to exist together or at the same time.

to exist separately or independently but peaceably, often while remaining rivals or adversaries: Although their ideologies differ greatly, the two great powers must coexist.

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Origin of coexist

First recorded in 1670–80; co- + exist

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How to use coexist in a sentence

Those behind the project hope to create an educational video that provides locals with invaluable information that helps them coexist with the many different animals in their backyard — in this case, literally.
Video shows man wrestling puppy from alligator’s jaws without dropping his cigar|Jennifer Hassan|November 23, 2020|Washington Post
Understanding why these two realities can coexist first requires understanding how we measure cases in schools.
Schools are not spreading covid-19. This new data explains why.|Emily Oster|November 20, 2020|Washington Post
Public and private insurance companies would be able to coexist and compete against one another, according to Spellberg.
A blueprint for whoever wins the presidential election to fix America’s health care mess|jakemeth|November 4, 2020|Fortune
The two factors so seldom coexist because there is a natural push-and-pull between loading up on talent for the future and spending to win in the here and now.
The Dodgers’ Championship Machine Took A Decade — And A Lot Of Money — To Build|Neil Paine (neil.paine@fivethirtyeight.com)|October 30, 2020|FiveThirtyEight

The team isolated strains and determined the pairwise rules governing the microbes’ abilities to outcompete or coexist with one another.
A Physicist’s Approach to Biology Brings Ecological Insights|Gabriel Popkin|October 13, 2020|Quanta Magazine
It will take leadership and vision to forge an enduring peace between two viable states, coexisting as peaceful neighbors.
Don’t Let Up After South Sudan’s Independence|Susan Rice|July 14, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Thus throughout the world, everywhere, there will be an enormous number of particulars coexisting in the same place.
Mysticism and Logic and Other Essays|Bertrand Russell
The indications vary, depending on whether there is a coexisting middle-ear suppuration or not.
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)|Various
In the Herbartian theory of a world of coexisting individuals, the notion of reciprocal action was central.
Introduction to the Science of Sociology|Robert E. Park
Those ideas are hypostasized abstractions which are taken from the uniformly coexisting characteristics of objects.
International Congress of Arts and Science, Volume I|Various
Most often it is due to the coexisting disease of the intestinal mucous membrane or to the ingestion of unsuitable foods.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various

British Dictionary definitions for coexist

coexist

/ (ˌkəʊɪɡˈzɪst) /

verb (intr)

to exist together at the same time or in the same place

to exist together in peace

Derived forms of coexist

coexistence, nouncoexistent, adjective

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