coexisting 1 of 2

adjective

1
as in concurrent
existing or occurring at the same period of time coexisting but widely separated cultures that had no knowledge of one another

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2
as in attending
present at the same time and place coexisting beliefs

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coexisting

2 of 2

verb

present participle of coexist
as in accompanying
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 coexisting
Verb
Maybe all the different Groves from every stage and season of life are back there, talking to each other somehow, coexisting outside the gravity of linear time. — Wright Thompson, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2026 This would include behavioral interventions, counseling and treatment of coexisting mental health or substance-use disorders that could help reduce or stop cannabis use. — Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Silence is palpable in the portraits of the men, photographs that show hardship coexisting with resilience, that quiver with pathos but do not collapse. — Ana Karina Zatarain, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2026 New ways of coexisting Humans have very good reasons to be concerned about potentially harmful species. — Elan Abrell, The Conversation, 22 July 2026 The results of the study, though limited to the Lassen and Harvey wolf packs during a several-month period, underscore the challenges of people coexisting with wolves. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026 Suno’s Brody sees the hobbyists and musicians as coexisting. — Nathan Brackett, Rolling Stone, 25 May 2026 The group recommends using Bearwise, an organization created by biologists across the country to universalize the advice people are given about coexisting with bears. — Eva Flowe may 20, Charlotte Observer, 20 May 2026 North Carolina’s ‘GatorWise’ campaign In 2025, the NCWRC launched GatorWise, a program designed to educate the public on coexisting with alligators. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coexisting
  1. concurrent
  2. accompanying
  3. coinciding
  4. synchronous
  5. attendant
  6. synchronizing
  7. synchronic
  8. associated
Adjective
  • The beta saw an all-time peak of 115,145 concurrent players on the first day.
    — Jason Cohen, PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2026
  • York was found guilty, according to court documents, and was sentenced to concurrent one-day jail sentences for each misdemeanor.
    — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of concurrent
Adjective
  • By the next day, the memo and an accompanying statement from spokesperson Sean Parnell had been removed.
    — Idrees Ali, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The letter from Blumenthal and an accompanying summary of the whistleblower’s statements says the Postal Service began work on the portal on June 15 and stopped on June 25 after Talwani’s initial order.
    — Nicholas Riccardi, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of accompanying
Verb
  • At least 62 missing Nepali citizens were among hundreds of locals trekking in the Gosaikunda Lake area in Rasuwa, coinciding with the local festival of Janai Purnima on Friday, Sharma added.
    — Niranjan Shrestha, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Their choices are coinciding with employers’ own preferences for such arrangements as well.
    — Noah Yosif, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of coinciding
Adjective
  • Amanda Kocon, Edmentum's chief strategy and operating officer, said the interface looks like an online college course where students work through activities and videos, with options for synchronous instruction through video calls and office hours.
    — Lucy Tobier, IndyStar, 18 Aug. 2026
  • North Carolina is also home to synchronous fireflies, another bioluminescent species that lights up on land.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of synchronous
Adjective
  • Nearly 80 years later, New Jersey remains a lone holdout, legally locking in thousands of attendant jobs.
    — Jason Dressel, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Cyclosporiasis, and the attendant time burden for parents that comes with it, can be directly linked to recent pullbacks in the food safety system that has kept us safe for decades.
    — Corinne Low, Time, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of attendant
Verb
  • One of the more demanding environments involved the Integrated Data Submission (IDS) platform, responsible for synchronizing school calendar information with transportation routing systems supporting students with disabilities.
    — William Jones, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026
  • For Hyliion, synchronizing multiple KARNO units marks a significant engineering milestone beyond the performance of a single generator.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of synchronizing
Adjective
  • For his last runway collection, unveiled in September, Michele constructed a parallel universe of side-by-side shows separated by a wall that when lifted revealed twins in identical looks in synchronic stride.
    — Colleen Barry, Fortune, 24 Nov. 2022
Definition of synchronic
Adjective
  • Pennsylvania measles infections are approaching 500 cases, with two associated deaths reported in Lancaster County.
    — Finch Walker, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Another search of Davis’ associated home turned up a Monte Carlo receipt for the time Shakur was killed.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of associated

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“Coexisting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coexisting. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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