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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The fine print: There are three freedoms that coexist at airport restaurants and virtually no other dining or drinking establishment in the state.
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Erin Alberty, Axios, 23 Sep. 2024
The heroes in this story are the vets, scientists, and those who run the community patrols dedicated to ensuring that tigers and people can coexist.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2024
Bloom’s critics say empathy can coexist with this kind of deliberative reasoning—and doesn’t (or shouldn’t) involve identification with others to the point of exhaustion.
—Elizabeth Svoboda, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2024
An increasing share of Americans believes humans should coexist with carnivores and opposes lethal control for human benefit.
—Rebecca Niemiec, The Conversation, 13 Sep. 2024
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Erin Alberty, Axios, 23 Sep. 2024
The heroes in this story are the vets, scientists, and those who run the community patrols dedicated to ensuring that tigers and people can coexist.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2024
Bloom’s critics say empathy can coexist with this kind of deliberative reasoning—and doesn’t (or shouldn’t) involve identification with others to the point of exhaustion.
—Elizabeth Svoboda, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2024
An increasing share of Americans believes humans should coexist with carnivores and opposes lethal control for human benefit.
—Rebecca Niemiec, The Conversation, 13 Sep. 2024
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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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