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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
Home field, one-score games Perhaps the most coincidental statistic concerns home-field advantage.
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Scott Dochterman, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
Such has been the path of the United Arab Emirates, whose pride of place on the Promenade last January feels, in retrospect, neither coincidental nor surprising.
—Caitlín Doherty, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Further research is needed on the link between youth mental health and heat to confirm if higher temperatures are causing the increase or simply coincidental to it.
—New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2024
The fact that these formats rely on the Internet is not coincidental.
—Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2025
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Scott Dochterman, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
Such has been the path of the United Arab Emirates, whose pride of place on the Promenade last January feels, in retrospect, neither coincidental nor surprising.
—Caitlín Doherty, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Further research is needed on the link between youth mental health and heat to confirm if higher temperatures are causing the increase or simply coincidental to it.
—New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2024
The fact that these formats rely on the Internet is not coincidental.
—Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coincidental
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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
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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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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
Adjective
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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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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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“Coincidental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coincidental. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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