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
By unfortunate coincidence, the psychiatrist assigned to his case is named Dr. Watson (Joanne Woodward), which further encourages Playfair to embrace his fantasy.
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Rory Doherty, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025
More research is needed to determine if the mass vaccinations are causing the AIV to evolve faster or if this is simply a coincidence.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 22 Jan. 2025
And for sure, there’s a good measure of coincidence in the way the returns line up so neatly over these periods.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2025
The color blue shows up too many times in history to be a coincidence.
—Ira Porter, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Jan. 2025
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Rory Doherty, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025
More research is needed to determine if the mass vaccinations are causing the AIV to evolve faster or if this is simply a coincidence.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 22 Jan. 2025
And for sure, there’s a good measure of coincidence in the way the returns line up so neatly over these periods.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2025
The color blue shows up too many times in history to be a coincidence.
—Ira Porter, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for coincidence
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“Coincidence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coincidence. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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