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as in accompanying
present at the same time and place
the hard economic times and the coincident increase in crime were a double strain on the city's social services
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as in coinciding
occupying the same space
a study to determine whether the areas with the highest family incomes were coincident with the locations boasting the highest percentage of college graduates
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as in synchronous
existing or occurring at the same period of time
coincident changes in the region's demographic makeup that were little noted at the time
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Recent Examples of coincident
The Business Cycle Dating Committee looks at several monthly data series of coincident indicators, those that tend to change at the same time as the overall economy.
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Bill Conerly, Forbes, 5 July 2022
These two events are coincident with a decrease in the production and activity of stem cells.
—Gabriel A. Silva, Forbes, 1 Feb. 2022
The tendency of policymakers to date has been to view the harms from internet platforms not as systemic, but as a series of coincident issues.
—Roger McNamee, Wired, 24 July 2021
Several of our hottest summers in the past decade have been coincident with developing La Niñas.
—Matt Rogers, Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2020
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Bill Conerly, Forbes, 5 July 2022
These two events are coincident with a decrease in the production and activity of stem cells.
—Gabriel A. Silva, Forbes, 1 Feb. 2022
The tendency of policymakers to date has been to view the harms from internet platforms not as systemic, but as a series of coincident issues.
—Roger McNamee, Wired, 24 July 2021
Several of our hottest summers in the past decade have been coincident with developing La Niñas.
—Matt Rogers, Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coincident
Adjective
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Chuba Hubbard’s emergence as a nearly 1,200-yard rusher and his accompanying contract extension further reduced Sanders’ role.—
Joseph Person,
The Athletic,
18 Feb. 2025
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The Israeli premier has also directly endorsed Trump's accompanying suggestion of the U.S. itself assuming control over Gaza.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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Time is rendered as a synchronous blend of moments, untethering and distorting any normative perspective.—
Sakhi Thirani,
JSTOR Daily,
22 Mar. 2023
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Well, considering the space telescope will be pretty much mapping everything in the sky from its special dawn-dusk sun synchronous orbit that keeps it cool enough to study infrared emissions — the list is endless.—
Monisha Ravisetti,
Space.com,
31 Jan. 2025
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Copp has been one of the players to benefit most from the midseason coaching change, moving up the lineup and seeing his underlying numbers improve markedly since Todd McLellan took over.—
Max Bultman,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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Of course, if a patient is found to have an underlying condition, the priority is treating the condition, which may address the cankers, too. Don’t forget nutrition.—
Matt Fuchs,
TIME,
26 Feb. 2025
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Voters also rejected a concurrent proposition on the ballot that would have lowered the threshold needed to pass local bond measures from two-thirds to 55%.—
Kate Talerico,
The Mercury News,
20 Feb. 2025
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How this will be fiscally feasible remains in doubt for various budget reasons, including the Trump administration’s concurrent plans to increase spending on border security, energy, and defense.—
Bruce Brumberg,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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The attendant ratings impact of all this international intrigue is worth keeping an eye on.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
19 Feb. 2025
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When Jeter deployed his tactics during his similarly GOAT-ed career in New York, the attendant blandness of his answers served a dual purpose.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
5 Feb. 2025
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With a lockable synchronic-tilt mechanism and special Z-Shape design, the Kaiser 2 can accommodate a weight up to 180kg, quite a bit more than normal mechanisms on office chairs and the back can be reclined to an angle of 160 degrees which can be locked when not in rocking mode.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes,
11 Oct. 2021
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For his last runway collection, unveiled in September, Michele constructed a parallel universe of side-by-side shows separated by a wall that when lifted revealed twins in identical looks in synchronic stride.—
Colleen Barry,
Fortune,
24 Nov. 2022
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The City Council’s Finance Committee last week recommended approval of bonds to help finance the conversion of the Humboldt Park United Methodist Church and its 12 associated residential units into a 22-unit housing development.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2025
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Manchester City may not have done too much winning on the pitch this season, but their victory over the Premier League in relation to the associated party transactions (APT) rules is a significant one.—
Dan Sheldon,
The Athletic,
15 Feb. 2025
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Purely coincidental, said Heat Executive Vice President and Chief Marking Officer Michael McCullough.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Jan. 2025
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The protagonist’s name and her obsession with anthropology likely aren’t coincidental.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Coincident.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coincident. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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