COEXIST Definition & Meaning

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coexist

[ koh-ig-zist ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used without object)

to exist together or at the same time.
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

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verb

to exist together at the same time or in the same place
to exist together in peace

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Derived Forms

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of coexist¹

First recorded in 1670–80; co- + exist

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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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Constant sorrow coexists with countervailing strength and perseverance.

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“Working at home has allowed women like me to have a thriving career that can easily coexist with my mission to be a full-time mom,” Davis said.

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For now, that personal poignancy and cutting-edge tech can comfortably coexist at the Grammys, which will play a major role to set guardrails of what writing, performing and recording music fundamentally means today.

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It's a story about what could be and what is — it's past, present and future all coexisting — and the lives we live at the same time.

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