co-occurred

verb

past tense of co-occur
as in accompanied
to occur or exist at the same time the chronic depression that so often co-occurs with drug abuse

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  1. accompanied
  2. coincided
Verb
  • Improved compliance across much of the fishing fleet has been accompanied by increasingly sophisticated attempts by a smaller group of offenders to avoid detection.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 16 July 2026
  • The premiere of the ten-episode season kicks off with Hawkins, late for his tee time at a lesser golf tournament, barreling into the country-club parking lot in his tour bus, accompanied by his trusty caddie, Old Henry (Keith David).
    — Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 16 July 2026
Definition of accompanied
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  • That has coincided with a global investment rally in AI stocks, an industry where India has no champions.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 17 July 2026
  • The team’s dramas coincided with years of wider chaos in the country, as cycles of hyperinflation and bailouts bedevilled its economy.
    — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 16 July 2026
Definition of coincided
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“Co-occurred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/co-occurred. Accessed 17 Jul. 2026.

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