COEXISTS Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

coexists

verb

present tense third-person singular of coexist

as in accompanies

to occur or exist at the same time two nations that should be able to coexist without conflict

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Recent Examples of coexists All New Yorkers see this along Hudson River Park, where one of the nation’s busiest multi-use greenways coexists with a major urban roadway and thriving waterfront destinations. — Andrew Kimball, New York Daily News, 19 July 2026 That hesitance in the Republican Party coexists with palpable relief that there’s a ceasefire agreement in the Middle East after months of strikes on Iran. — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 15 June 2026 In many organizations, formal openness coexists with informal punishment. — Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026 The construction work coexists with hundreds of posters promoting the soccer tournament, as well as large-scale figures of soccer balls and trophies, which help passengers forget the inconveniences caused by renovations that have dragged on for a year. — ABC News, 20 May 2026 Under normal conditions, this yeast coexists with beneficial bacteria that help keep it in balance. — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2026 If that’s accurate, the trait clearly coexists with exhibitionism and pugnaciousness. — Ian Parker, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025 Walker Preserve Getting out in nature in San Diego County is easy with open spaces like the Walker Preserve, where wildlife coexists alongside neighborhoods and businesses. — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Dec. 2025 Today, hunger is driven less by scarcity than by barriers to accessing food in a world where abundance coexists with staggering deprivation. — Arif Husain, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2025

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KrebsOnSecurity’s Brian Krebs said TeamPCP members lacked the operational discipline that usually accompanies a hacking group with its level of accomplishment.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026
That level of integration removes much of the guesswork that traditionally accompanies resin printing.

— Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026

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The release of the paper also coincides with the project passing an official review under Japan’s MEXT SBIR Phase 3 program.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026
The report’s release coincides with a recent decision by federal Environment Minister Murray Watt to extend the North West Shelf gas project through 2070, and with Murujuga’s inclusion on UNESCO’s World Heritage List.

— Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 26 Aug. 2026

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