co-occur
Americanverb (used without object)
Other Word Forms
- co-occurrence noun
- cooccurrence noun
Etymology
Origin of co-occur
First recorded in 1950–55
Example Sentences
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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 • Feb. 3, 2024
Red deer density is only reduced when wolves, lynx and bears co-occur at the same site.
From Science Daily • Jan. 10, 2024
If you look at the way that choice occurs in common speech, both within the United States and in Ireland, it tends to co-occur with consumer things.
From Slate • May 16, 2022
These sleep spindles often co-occur with slow-wave sleep, a particular frequency of slowly oscillating EEG activity.
From Washington Post • Feb. 5, 2022
These so-called comorbidities—meaning the conditions co-occur with Internet addiction—include “attention-deficit hyperactivity, mood, anxiety and personality disorders.”
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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