as in occurrence
the occurrence or existence of several things at once
the coincidence of the last note of the violin with the sound of the bell
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Recent Examples of coincidence
Officials say there is so far no evidence of a connection between the two attacks, although there are some strange coincidences.
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Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 2 Jan. 2025
That’s not a coincidence, as this year’s edition of the grueling two-week-long rally kicks off in Saudi Arabia this Friday.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 2 Jan. 2025
The sense of being stunned and afraid and traumatized gave way pretty quickly to social mobilization, partly because, by a tremendous coincidence, so much of that social mobilization had already been in place.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2025
By coincidence, McConaughey and Chalamet reunited during the theatrical re-release of Interstellar during a college football game between the Georgia Bulldogs and Texas Longhorns on Dec. 7.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
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Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 2 Jan. 2025
That’s not a coincidence, as this year’s edition of the grueling two-week-long rally kicks off in Saudi Arabia this Friday.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 2 Jan. 2025
The sense of being stunned and afraid and traumatized gave way pretty quickly to social mobilization, partly because, by a tremendous coincidence, so much of that social mobilization had already been in place.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2025
By coincidence, McConaughey and Chalamet reunited during the theatrical re-release of Interstellar during a college football game between the Georgia Bulldogs and Texas Longhorns on Dec. 7.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Coincidence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coincidence. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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