COEXISTENCE Synonyms: 13 Similar and Opposite Words

coexistence

noun

as in occurrence

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 The alternative is for today’s AI empires to attempt, as their Cold War predecessors did half a century ago, what Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev called peaceful coexistence and American statesmen preferred to call détente. — Niall Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026 The city has a history of religious coexistence, but the border crisis has strained relations between its Christian and Muslim communities. — Joseph Wilson, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026 Putin has also maintained that Russia has no plans to attack European countries and wants peaceful coexistence with its neighbors. — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026 But a monthslong migration crisis in the Spanish exclave, which Spain's King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia will visit on Tuesday for the first time, has exposed divisions in a place that bills itself as a beacon of coexistence. — ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026 Through a mycelial lens, the film explores new possibilities for human and non-human coexistence, resilience, and survival in a changing world. — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026 The discovery also gives scientists and archivists a clearer picture of the biodiversity of that time, which may help explain humans’ coexistence with wildlife. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2026 Pamela Flick, California program director for Defenders of Wildlife, a co-sponsor of the bill, said advocates asked state leaders for $18 million in one-time funding for the human-wildlife coexistence program, followed by $15 million annually. — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026 Our Best Practices Guide for Filming encourages positive coexistence between productions, residents and local businesses. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2026

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During the 1990s, mafia-style killings of public figures were a common occurrence in Bulgaria.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
War souvenirs are a largely universal occurrence, Dickey said, and World War II saw Americans returning home with plenty of mementos from Europe, including Nazi paraphernalia like pins and insignias.

— Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026

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