coexist
verb (used without object)
to exist together or at the same time.
has coexisted
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present perfectof coexist (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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It has coexisted uneasily with the principles of the Declaration.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026
And its ambition was true to the spirit of experimentation — and, these days, revision — that has coexisted with reverent tradition at Bayreuth for almost 150 years.
From New York Times ● Aug. 1, 2023
And in a reflective mood, Cher offered a cleareyed assessment of how her ultra-splashy public persona has coexisted with her naturally quiet self for more than 50 years.
From New York Times ● Sep. 4, 2018
The sect is banned in Pakistan, although it has coexisted peacefully with Indonesian Muslims since being established in the country in 1925.
From Time Magazine Archive
The preferred sense of disinterested as “impartial,” for example, has coexisted for centuries with its frowned-upon sense as “bored.”
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
