coexisted

past tense of coexist
as in accompanied
to occur or exist at the same time two nations that should be able to coexist without conflict

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Recent Examples of coexisted Central control over a foundational asset has coexisted for decades with an exceptionally successful market economy. — Joao Gomes, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026 That authority coexisted with a doctrine that still placed women primarily in the home. — Sara Harmouch, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026 That scruffier, cozier version of androgyny coexisted in the culture with the more flamboyant gender-bending of glam rock. — Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026 Our nation’s future requires a clear-eyed understanding of how its aspirations for freedom and democracy coexisted with an institution defined by violence and injustice. — Drew Gilpin Faust, The New York Review of Books, 19 Sep. 2026 Northern Ireland, part of the United Kingdom, and the independent Republic of Ireland have been separated since 1921 and coexisted in relative peace since the 1998 Good Friday Agreement. — Peter Weber, TheWeek, 14 Sep. 2026 That distinction may help explain why higher Treasury yields have recently coexisted with less convincing dollar strength. — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026 Woolly mammoths coexisted with early humans who hunted the cold-resistant herbivores for food and used their tusks and bones as tools. — CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026 The village’s Sikh landowners and Muslim tenant farmers have coexisted for generations. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coexisted
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  • In contrast to previous technology booms, this time around there appears to be a stronger expectation that wealth should be accompanied by responsibility.
    — Joe Crome, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • They’ll be accompanied onstage by real-life couple Harry Hamlin and Lisa Rinna.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
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  • The episode coincided with the NFT market’s colonization of cultural assets and collectibles and the rise of its accompanying online culture.
    — Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • This development has coincided with rapid institutional adoption of tokenization.
    — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026

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“Coexisted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coexisted. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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