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Recent Examples of co-occur
It’s not known if Victoria Jones also had a co-occurring mental illness but the past year had become increasingly turbulent for her.
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Martha Ross, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
That’s when a team of evolutionary biologists noticed that many of the physical traits that co-occur with domestication trace back to an important group of cells during embryonic development called neural crest cells.
—Marina Wang, Scientific American, 14 Nov. 2025
Psychiatric problems that often co-occur with ADHD, such as anxiety or depression, can worsen ADHD symptoms that are already present.
—Carol Mathews, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
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
Postprandial hypotension is common in older adults and often co-occurs with orthostatic hypotension.
—Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 16 Aug. 2025
Excessive alcohol use is linked to cognitive decline and neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s, and mental health conditions such as anxiety and depression often co-occur with high levels of drinking.
—Cassie Shortsleeve, SELF, 3 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for co-occur
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New state sales tax revenue generated within the massive STAR bond district will pay back the bond debt used to build a new stadium and accompanying facilities for several decades.—
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Their children often accompany them to public services and have already taken up royal duties of their own, but Kate and William make sure their kids' lives are mostly out of the spotlight.—
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However things turn out next month, Bowe’s 38th birthday will coincide with another passage in her life, one dripping with anticipation and, perhaps, a dose of poignancy.—
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But this place on our planet does not coincide with Earth’s magnetic or geomagnetic South Poles—those are related to the planet’s magnetic field and are located on the Adélie Coast and near Russia’s Vostok Station, respectively.—
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In the Everglades, alligators and crocodiles coexist (and are seen regularly), and the flora and fauna are so robust that this national park was the first set aside purely for its biodiversity.—
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Designed to coexist with its natural surroundings, the building is one of only 35 in the world to achieve full Living Building Challenge certification, generating its own energy and treating its own water.—
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“Co-occur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/co-occur. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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