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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
Approximately coincident with this article’s publication, Amazon blocked sales of the Flipper Zero and Brazil banned all imports of the device.
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Stephen Cass, IEEE Spectrum, 26 Apr. 2023
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
The researchers say the onset of rapid warming at the summit is coincident with a weakening and shifting in the polar vortex that began in the mid-1980s.
—Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 15 Apr. 2013
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Stephen Cass, IEEE Spectrum, 26 Apr. 2023
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
The researchers say the onset of rapid warming at the summit is coincident with a weakening and shifting in the polar vortex that began in the mid-1980s.
—Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 15 Apr. 2013
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coincident
Adjective
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An accompanying challenge is that the process can be lengthy and difficult as most lenders will want to see a detailed business plan and may expect a personal guarantee or collateral.—
Rhett Buttle,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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But even the briefest glance at the accompanying illustration reveals that the piece involved little, if any, human oversight.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
22 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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So instead, to keep costs down and power up, the Starcloud satellite flies what is known as a dawn-dusk sun-synchronous orbit, circling the planet at a near vertical 83° angle that carries it over the poles and keeps it almost constantly exposed to the sun.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
7 Jan. 2026
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The Christina School District has moved to all schools to synchronous remote learning Monday in anticipation of the heavy traffic.—
Alexandra Simon,
CBS News,
5 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Across three conversations with leaders working in human rights, social innovation, and critical infrastructure, the underlying premise was clear.—
Monica Sanders,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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The underlying allegations of this investigation are particularly fraught with danger for the state police and its leadership.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
24 Jan. 2026
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Canty also received some concurrent sentences for other crimes, including resisting arrest.—
January 21,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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While conducting concurrent searches, the Falcons hired head coach Kevin Stefanski on Saturday, while continuing their search for a new general manager.—
D. Orlando Ledbetter,
AJC.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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Much as a private security company exploits rising risks to increase the cost of its services, Washington exploits European vulnerability and enjoys the attendant escalation of tension between Russia and its European allies.—
Ivan Krastev,
Time,
21 Jan. 2026
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But, Roob used the examples of the state’s Applied Behavior Analysis therapy, used for children with autism, and attendant care with funds shifting over the years.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Jan. 2026
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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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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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The associated downside risk is likely diminished, as high-margin businesses are capable of sustaining earnings and rebounding quickly when sentiment or market conditions improve.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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The caller was looking for video footage of the theft and possible associated vehicle.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
20 Jan. 2026
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Any resemblance to real-life movements of the mid-20th century that edged into being considered cults was, er, coincidental.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
22 Jan. 2026
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So to me, all of this is not a totally coincidental match.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Coincident.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coincident. Accessed 26 Jan. 2026.
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