as in occurrence
the occurrence or existence of several things at once
a difficult economic situation marked by the coexistence of inflation and unemployment
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Recent Examples of coexistence
The story of coexistence is important.
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Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
The Urban Coyote Research Project released an article detailing how to prevent conflict with coyotes, noting the importance of coexistence in non-threatening situations.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2026
Anjali Ranadivé, daughter of Sacramento Kings owner Vivek Ranadivé, was one of several environmentalists who urged lawmakers to restore and increase funding for a program to support coexistence with wolves.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Italy has been a vital partner in these efforts, recognizing that confronting antisemitism is inseparable from defending democratic norms and historical truth, and promoting a culture of respect and peaceful coexistence through education, remembrance and the firm defense of human rights.
—Brian Siegal, Sun Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2026
This symbolic act, inherited from Christian tradition, commemorates the protection of Baby Jesus from the persecution of King Herod and reinforces values such as unity, faith, and coexistence.
—Nadia Cantú, AZCentral.com, 6 Jan. 2026
With this abundance came a greater capacity for tolerance, pluralism, and peaceful coexistence.
—Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 25 Dec. 2025
The future beacons for the coexistence of the two methods, contrary to one replacing the other.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Dec. 2025
Peaceful coexistence is the goal, and that’s not going to happen if one person is dictating what can and can’t happen in the neighborhood.
—R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 24 Dec. 2025
Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
The Urban Coyote Research Project released an article detailing how to prevent conflict with coyotes, noting the importance of coexistence in non-threatening situations.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2026
Anjali Ranadivé, daughter of Sacramento Kings owner Vivek Ranadivé, was one of several environmentalists who urged lawmakers to restore and increase funding for a program to support coexistence with wolves.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Italy has been a vital partner in these efforts, recognizing that confronting antisemitism is inseparable from defending democratic norms and historical truth, and promoting a culture of respect and peaceful coexistence through education, remembrance and the firm defense of human rights.
—Brian Siegal, Sun Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2026
This symbolic act, inherited from Christian tradition, commemorates the protection of Baby Jesus from the persecution of King Herod and reinforces values such as unity, faith, and coexistence.
—Nadia Cantú, AZCentral.com, 6 Jan. 2026
With this abundance came a greater capacity for tolerance, pluralism, and peaceful coexistence.
—Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 25 Dec. 2025
The future beacons for the coexistence of the two methods, contrary to one replacing the other.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Dec. 2025
Peaceful coexistence is the goal, and that’s not going to happen if one person is dictating what can and can’t happen in the neighborhood.
—R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 24 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coexistence
Noun
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The incident left the community and country in shock; school shootings are not a frequent occurrence in Canada.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Feb. 2026
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Although in an ideal world the audience for a film will be drawn from all four quadrants, that’s not a common occurrence.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The movie’s vision is one of arrangements and connections, stylistic and textural clashes of hulking buildings, stark forms seen in distant vistas, sublime coincidences of collective energy thrumming from generation to generation in the simultaneity of the physical city’s chronological strata.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
4 Feb. 2026
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Seems somewhat of a coincidence.—
Melanie Anzidei,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Coexistence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coexistence. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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