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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Karina Tolentino, Verywell Health, 4 Nov. 2024
Yet, as Ukrainian citizens learn to coexist with the destruction that plagues their quotidian comings and goings, the resilience of the country’s artists couldn’t be more thunderous.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 2 Nov. 2024
Quartz’s Britney Nguyen explains just how permanently parched the AI industry has become, as well as whether its human customers will be able to coexist with it.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 29 Oct. 2024
In the urbanist world that city planners envision, there’s no reason residents and businesses can’t coexist.
—Steven Greenhut, Orange County Register, 13 Oct. 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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