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as in coincident
existing or occurring at the same period of time
the nearly coincidental deaths of Princess Diana and Mother Teresa
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as in attending
present at the same time and place
claims a connection between the proliferation of fast-food restaurants and the coincidental surge in the rate of obesity
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Recent Examples of coincidental
But if Trump’s presidency succeeds, future historians may see the linkage as more than coincidental.
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Carl Leubsdorf, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2025
The figures involved are too extreme as to have been merely coincidental.
—Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
Purely coincidental, said Heat Executive Vice President and Chief Marking Officer Michael McCullough.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2025
The protagonist’s name and her obsession with anthropology likely aren’t coincidental.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2025
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Carl Leubsdorf, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2025
The figures involved are too extreme as to have been merely coincidental.
—Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
Purely coincidental, said Heat Executive Vice President and Chief Marking Officer Michael McCullough.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2025
The protagonist’s name and her obsession with anthropology likely aren’t coincidental.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coincidental
Adjective
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The timing of these changes were roughly coincident with clarification of Information Blocking rules and Epic’s introduction of its own competing product.—
Seth Joseph,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2024
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Another suggestion is that there were two more or less coincident eruptions, one each in northern and southern hemispheres.—
Erik Klemetti,
Discover Magazine,
26 July 2011
Adjective
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Alexa Bliss Saraya and Alexa Bliss, despite their concurrent presence on WWE's main roster, never having a sustained rivalry.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
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Oh, and Playboi Carti notched the biggest Billboard 200 debut of his career, as well as 30 concurrent Hot 100 entries, thanks to his culture-dominating Music LP.—
Christopher Claxton,
Billboard,
25 Mar. 2025
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The parade and accompanying rhetoric highlight how central the military remains to Iran's national posture, especially as the U.S. continues to build up its military presence in the Middle East.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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Watch the accompanying music video, directed and produced by Militarie Gun frontman Ian Shelton, below.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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In such systems, provisioning large workloads with synchronous processing and very low latency requirements can be challenging.—
Ravi Laudya,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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Usually, migrations do not need synchronous processing and can be handled asynchronously without any manual effort.—
Ravi Laudya,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Artist and photographer Nona Faustine, who made Black womanhood and the attendant topics of identity, history, and representation her subjects in works of stunning visual power, died in New York on March 20.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
28 Mar. 2025
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Whereas distressed assets do have great upside potential, there are also attendant risks that should be properly addressed.—
Arman Harutyunyan,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 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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Many critics contest claims of widespread discrimination against Christians in U.S. society, given that Christians are the country’s largest faith group and benefit from associated privileges.—
Michael Pasek,
The Conversation,
18 Apr. 2025
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Marijuana − medical and recreational − is legal throughout more than half of the United States, and for some looking to familiarize themselves with the plant and its effects, learning all of the associated terminology may feel daunting.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Coincidental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coincidental. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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