COEXISTENCE Synonyms: 13 Similar and Opposite Words

coexistence

noun

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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 For many Christians and Jews, protecting coexistence in the Holy Land is a moral imperative after their own long histories of religious persecution. — ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026 The coexistence of different military traditions created both opportunities and problems as they were never fully integrated into a single military system. — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026 Gone is a hadith likening Christians and Jews to maimed animals; 11th-grade students now learn about coexistence from the Prophet Muhammad’s treaties with Christians and Jews. — Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Meaningful coexistence requires more than 34 conditions on paper. — Farley Road Neighborhood Coalition, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026 But at the quantum scale, materials can display a far stranger form of coexistence — in which electrons themselves organize into different collective patterns within the same material. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Aug. 2026 Organizers say the art display is meant to promote human-wildlife coexistence while raising money for conservation efforts around the world. — Goodluck Ajeh, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Aug. 2026 But when college recruiting began, DeGasperis — who, at this point, had learned to navigate the coexistence of golf and social media — was pressed to choose between the two. — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026 Gilbert was one of the many people WBZ-TV spoke with who felt connected to the exhibition's philanthropic mission of promoting coexistence of animals and humans. — Brandon Truitt, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

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This would account for the way that everyday concerns (like missing the bus) and unlikely occurrences (being chased by evildoers) can mesh in dreams, forming a mix of strange situations.

— Veronique Greenwood, Time, 18 Aug. 2026
The Buckeyes are ranked #1 in many preseason polls (common occurrence) and will have a target on their backs.

— Darren Cooper, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

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