coexisting 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of coexistingnext
1
as in concurrent
existing or occurring at the same period of time coexisting but widely separated cultures that had no knowledge of one another

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2
as in attending
present at the same time and place coexisting beliefs

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coexisting

2 of 2

verb

present participle of coexist
as in accompanying
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 Synonyms for coexisting
  1. concurrent
  2. accompanying
  3. synchronous
  4. attendant
  5. coinciding
  6. synchronic
  7. associated
  8. synchronizing
Adjective
  • What? Turns out Paris’s and Ellie’s timelines are actually not concurrent.
    Laura Bradley, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024
  • At the top of that list would have been Edmund Wilson, whose reviews ran concurrent with hers in The New Republic.
    Sloane Crosley, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of concurrent
Verb
  • Bad for the studio and worse for the theaters that counted on another $135 million or so in box office revenue (and accompanying concessions).
    Tom Brueggemann, IndieWire, 20 Oct. 2024
  • Keep reading for the best options, plus accompanying input from dermatologists.
    Sarah Madaus, Allure, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of accompanying
Adjective
  • The difference between synchronous between asynchronous learning A synchronous learning day means that the virtual learning still has a live element to it.
    Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Jan. 2024
  • Online students can take advantage of synchronous opportunities to build community with their instructors and peers.
    Doug Wintemute, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
Definition of synchronous
Adjective
  • By contrast, sorrow, mourning, and darkness are the attendant scores of the modern ghost story.
    Tithi Bhattacharya / Made by History, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024
  • While Arizona had seen people moving in from other states and the attendant home price increases even before 2020, the pandemic accelerated and expanded that trend to other Sun Belt and more affordable states.
    Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024
Definition of attendant
Verb
  • Wild Robot launched with a presentation at the recent San Sebastian Film Festival, supported by talent presence and coinciding with the screening at the Sitges Film Festival.
    Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2024
  • The earlier dates are in order to avoid coinciding with the Chuseok mid-autumn harvest festival, which is a three-day national holiday in Korea and falls in October next year.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2024
Definition of coinciding
Adjective
  • With a lockable synchronic-tilt mechanism and special Z-Shape design, the Kaiser 2 can accommodate a weight up to 180kg, quite a bit more than normal mechanisms on office chairs and the back can be reclined to an angle of 160 degrees which can be locked when not in rocking mode.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2021
  • For his last runway collection, unveiled in September, Michele constructed a parallel universe of side-by-side shows separated by a wall that when lifted revealed twins in identical looks in synchronic stride.
    Colleen Barry, Fortune, 24 Nov. 2022
Definition of synchronic
Adjective
  • Researchers found that during such an experience, some of these LAAs were activated; re-activating the LAAs in a different environment appeared to stimulate recall of the memory and associated learning.
    Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2024
  • By altering the benchmarks reflective of the new expectation that agents will handle multiple chats concurrently, Autodesk has transformed both the goals and the associated behaviors, setting a new baseline for productivity.
    Peter High, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of associated
Verb
  • Clark is among the scientists who have numerous anecdotes about whales synchronizing their behavior from great distances.
    Joanna Thompson, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Moving Everyone Toward Significant Outcomes Leading involves inspiring others and synchronizing prioritizations toward a significant goal.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of synchronizing
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