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coexist

[ koh-ig-zist ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to exist together or at the same time.
  2. to exist separately or independently but peaceably, often while remaining rivals or adversaries:

    Although their ideologies differ greatly, the two great powers must coexist.



coexist

/ ˌəʊɪɡˈɪ /

verb

  1. to exist together at the same time or in the same place
  2. to exist together in peace
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌDZˈٱԳ, adjective
  • ˌDZˈٱԳ, noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of coexist1

First recorded in 1670–80; co- + exist
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Example Sentences

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Although Saxon has dedicated his life to practical visual wizardry, he believes CG has been too harshly maligned and that there’s a place for both the material and digital worlds to coexist.

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The Tejon tribe, he writes, is among hundreds of Indigenous nations that value and revere the grizzly, and are leading efforts to conserve and coexist with the species.

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They melded into each other, their strengths coexisting.

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They could all coexist in the same swirl of chaos — belief over logic, loyalty over evidence, vibes over value — what Rush Limbaugh used to call a “phony-baloney plastic banana good-time rock-and-roll” kind of thing.

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The film and her lilting performance in it show how grief can coexist with a kind of grace — a peace with the unknowability of what lies beyond.

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