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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From coexisting with dinosaurs and surviving five mass extinctions, the Cuban manjuarí fish (Atractosteus tristoechus, or Cuban gar) today faces two threats that could finally break its historical resilience: the African Walking Catfish (Clarias gariepinus) and humanity.
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Discover Magazine, 20 June 2024
Taylor is inclined by his experience to think that the communal and the cosmopolitan can coexist.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
Advertisement The official response from the city of Los Angeles is that residents can clear brush from around their homes, bang pots and pans to scare away coyotes and overall coexist with the wild animals, according to an information campaign directed at the neighborhood.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2024
In the aftermath of the Holocaust, much theological debate within Christianity, Judaism and beyond centered on the question of theodicy, or how a god who is good coexists with a world that is often evil.
—Emily Langer, Washington Post, 13 June 2024
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Discover Magazine, 20 June 2024
Taylor is inclined by his experience to think that the communal and the cosmopolitan can coexist.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
Advertisement The official response from the city of Los Angeles is that residents can clear brush from around their homes, bang pots and pans to scare away coyotes and overall coexist with the wild animals, according to an information campaign directed at the neighborhood.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2024
In the aftermath of the Holocaust, much theological debate within Christianity, Judaism and beyond centered on the question of theodicy, or how a god who is good coexists with a world that is often evil.
—Emily Langer, Washington Post, 13 June 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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