1
as in to accompany
to occur or exist at the same time
the heaviest snowfall of the season coincided with the start of our weeklong ski vacation
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2
as in to correspond
to be in agreement on every point
the two lists coincide
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3
as in to agree
to have or come to the same opinion or point of view
their wishes coincide exactly with my desire
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Recent Examples of coincide
Harry’s visit next week will coincide with the one year to go celebrations of his Invictus Games, which will next take place in Birmingham, England in July 2027.
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Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
1 July 2026
The battery installation spree also coincides with rising electricity costs for US residential customers.
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Jeremy Hsu,
ArsTechnica,
1 July 2026
This period of disappointment coincides with Mbappe’s first two years following his arrival from Paris Saint-Germain.
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Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
1 July 2026
Rebecca's life has coincided with four decades of progress toward independence for disabled Americans.
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Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC news,
30 June 2026
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Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
1 July 2026
The battery installation spree also coincides with rising electricity costs for US residential customers.
—
Jeremy Hsu,
ArsTechnica,
1 July 2026
This period of disappointment coincides with Mbappe’s first two years following his arrival from Paris Saint-Germain.
—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
1 July 2026
Rebecca's life has coincided with four decades of progress toward independence for disabled Americans.
—
Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC news,
30 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coincide
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The Munizes included the same statement in a new post that instead was accompanied by a photo of the family of three.
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The oversized Route 66 sign accompanying the treat is perfect for a selfie background, and the statue is located next to the Rich & Creamy Ice Cream Shop.
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The three-person team then found the corresponding symbols on a paper chart.
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To discover that the notes corresponded to where there was more human activity was really very moving.
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Terry agreed, noting that today’s older adults helped shape the North Fulton community.
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Earlier this month, Lachlan Murdoch stunned the industry by agreeing to pay $22 billion for Roku, a leading streaming platform that reaches 100 million viewers worldwide.
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That was a normal action in football that happened by accident.
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This is the business end, and this is the stage where, in my opinion, the big players step forward and the big players carry the pressure and make things happen.
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Female leads typically conform to the mainstream beauty standard of pale, young and thin.
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Theater artists who have come of age in this period have been released from the burden of having to conform to notions of regional theater respectability.
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Haiti’s business community has long been criticized for monopolistic practices and a reluctance to collaborate.
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Banks, whose leaders have long raised similar concerns, have been collaborating with the Treasury Department and Fed for years to develop other ways financial institutions could transfer funds in the event of a potentially disastrous outage.
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For example, in 2011, the FDA warned parents, caregivers, and healthcare providers not to feed SimplyThick, a thickening gel, to premature infants fitting a particular profile.
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Surveillance pricing is when a company uses a customer’s private data to show them a cost fitted to them, instead of charging every customer the same rate.
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“Coincide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coincide. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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