co-occur

or co·oc·cur

[ koh-uh-kur ]

verb (used without object)

, co-oc·curred, co-oc·cur·ring.

1. to appear together in sequence or simultaneously.

Other Words From

• co-oc·currence cooc·currence noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of co-occur¹

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

French says the way influencer stressors co-occur with other stressors is similar to the way humans experience co-morbidities, such as when someone is diagnosed with heart disease.

From Science Daily

Previous studies have demonstrated that wildfires and extreme heat co-occur with great frequency, and that people’s physiological responses to the hazards are related, he said.

From Los Angeles Times

Red deer density is only reduced when wolves, lynx and bears co-occur at the same site.

From Science Daily

These sleep spindles often co-occur with slow-wave sleep, a particular frequency of slowly oscillating EEG activity.

From Washington Post

It extracts hashtags, links, accounts and other features that co-occur in tweets about topics a user wishes to study.

From Scientific American

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