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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The species coexist in the same environment.
Can the two countries peacefully coexist?
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Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Here, culture, history, and everyday life coexist in a way that feels effortless.
—Chantelle Kincy, Travel + Leisure, 14 Sep. 2025
With every new project, Tier II Landscape Design is proving that sustainability, beauty, and urban development can coexist.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Since the release of ChatGPT, in 2022, colleges and universities have been engaged in an experiment to discover whether artificially intelligent chatbots and the liberal-arts tradition can coexist.
—Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 11 Sep. 2025
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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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