CO-OCCURRING Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

co-occurring

verb

present participle of co-occur

as in accompanying

to occur or exist at the same time the chronic depression that so often co-occurs with drug abuse

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Recent Examples of co-occurring Autistic girls without co-occurring intellectual disabilities tend to be diagnosed significantly later than their male counterparts, often not until adolescence or later. — Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026 In the morning session, other members brought up proposals aimed at decreasing the risk of autistic people wandering out of safe areas and risking injury and increasing recognition about the role that co-occurring illnesses play with autistic people. — O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 28 Apr. 2026 Though it should be noted that these programs do not directly address co-occurring mental health issues and could unintentionally reinforce unhelpful behaviors. — Gwilym Roddick, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2026 It’s not known if Victoria Jones also had a co-occurring mental illness but the past year had become increasingly turbulent for her. — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026 That help is critical since the disorder is associated with co-occurring mental health issues, a lower quality of life and life expectancy, and higher rates of disability, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. — Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025 Another key point is that overdose is disproportionately impacting vulnerable groups including women, people of color, rural populations and individuals with co-occurring mental illness. — Lipi Roy, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025 Currently, research is shifting to examine not only how the collaborative care model can address substance abuse symptoms but also the co-occurring mental health conditions. — MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025

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American nationals are among those who have come under attack while accompanying Palestinian farmers on their harvests.

— Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026
There's a kernel of truth to it; Ohtani was clearly limited by several injuries down the stretch, with a lengthy slump accompanying an increase in chase rate and swing and miss.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of accompanying

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This is Congo’s 17th Ebola outbreak and has spread to eight provinces, coinciding with an escalation of decades-long conflict in the east between government forces and rebels.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
Its new edition, which hits shelves on October 23, coinciding with Art Basel Paris, artist Cindy Sherman graces the cover in full Chanel tweed.

— Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of coinciding

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Rather than coexisting, the electrical and magnetic states actively push against each other.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026
The one worth asking is whether your payments stack can absorb whichever rail ends up mattering, or, more realistically, whichever three of the four end up coexisting without forcing a rebuild six months later.

— Dimitri Akhrin, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026

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