co-occurrence

noun

Definition of co-occurrencenext
as in occurrence

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for co-occurrence
  1. occurrence
  2. coincidence
  3. fluke
  4. phenomenon
  5. incident
Noun
  • Many commenters noted that waiting for a friend before ordering was common occurrence.
    Doug Melville, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Fights, rapes, and violence are also a frequent occurrence in the makeshift shelters where people also face health risks because of the lack of sanitation.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of occurrence
Noun
  • And in a remarkable coincidence, there are also only three left-handed pitchers who wound up in the 3,000-Strikeout, 250-Win Club.
    Jayson Stark, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
  • In a cruel coincidence, the Palisades and Eaton fires wiped out two neighborhoods with unique significance in L.A.’s music industry.
    August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of coincidence
Noun
  • All seven people who spoke to The Seattle Times for this story — professors, analysts and attorneys — had one main takeaway: The panel blowout was not a fluke.
    Tribune News Service, Boston Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
  • The ProPublica investigation found that the measurement the draft report used as a reference point was a fluke and had not met the quality control standards of the local air monitoring body that registered it.
    Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of fluke
Noun
  • The key to this phenomenon is that the video participants don’t know they are being captured for posterity.
    Michael Ashley, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The phenomenon, which blasts Arctic air across part of North America, can disrupt weather patterns.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of phenomenon
Noun
  • There was an incident in the 2600 and 2700 blocks of Grand Avenue on Jan. 8, and another in the 500 and 600 blocks of Jude Avenue on Jan. 7.
    Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
  • School officials confirmed that an incident outside Carver Vocational-Technical High School on Thursday afternoon sent students and a staff member to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
    Racquel Bazos, Baltimore Sun, 17 Jan. 2025
Definition of incident
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