co-occurrence

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Recent Examples of co-occurrence Overlapping risk factors and immune system vulnerability likely explain the co-occurrence of these two cancers. Health Editorial Team, Health, 3 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for co-occurrence
Noun
  • The poem persists both as a series of occurrences and as a solid object.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 May 2026
  • The term simply refers to the uncommon occurrence of two full moons in one month.
    CBS News, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Noun
  • O’Farrell’s inclination for narratives propelled by brutal coincidence and fatally poor timing tenders a Hardy-esque vision of the world, one that emphasizes the rigid, often cruel limits of an individual’s jurisdiction over the course of their life.
    Rachel Vorona Cote, Vulture, 2 June 2026
  • For years, people took photos of themselves on the 666 to Hel and shared them on social media, relishing the coincidence of a bus to a beach resort provoking mental images of damnation, thanks to the similarity of the town's name to the English word hell.
    Anna Noryskiewicz, CBS News, 1 June 2026
Noun
  • The $500 was just a fluke and that's why I was devastated.
    Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 2 June 2026
  • Given that Stafford was dealing with a herniated disk last year, a catastrophic injury wouldn’t exactly be a fluke.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 1 June 2026
Noun
  • Over the past two centuries, soccer – or football, as it is called in much of the English-speaking world – has become a truly global phenomenon that connects fans on all continents.
    Thomas Adam, The Conversation, 29 May 2026
  • Unbeknownst to Rick, the track, a love song, is a phenomenon, with millions of streams.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 29 May 2026
Noun
  • The Rome Local Police Command said four traffic police officers were involved in the incident and were reportedly near the firecrackers when the explosion occurred, ANSA said.
    Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
  • The Los Angeles Police Department did not immediately provide details about Sunday’s incident.
    Jasmine Mendez Follow, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026

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“Co-occurrence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/co-occurrence. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.

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