co-occurrences

Definition of co-occurrencesnext
plural of co-occurrence

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for co-occurrences
Noun
  • Mistakes — missed tackles that led to big plays, blown coverages that led to more big plays, communication problems and more — became weekly occurrences that often thwarted any positive momentum and turned close games into blowouts.
    Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
  • The index had only experienced it five times before this year (this time being the sixth), with two occurrences ending in a four-peat and one — in the 1990s — ending in a five-peat, according to Sam Stovall, chief investment strategist at CFRA Research.
    John Towfighi, CNN Money, 31 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • However, Chuba Hubbard’s calf injury in the second quarter of the season opened things up for Dowdle to emerge.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Jeff Klaiber took those things and molded Lehman into an Olympian, at times pushing boundaries and pushing Lehman to the brink.
    Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Both centrifuges are used to model intense gravity to compress time and scale in experiments – which essentially lets scientists simulate long-term or large-scale physical phenomena such as dam structural integrity, earthquake damage, landslides, nuclear waste storage and more.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Lightning is one of Earth’s most impressive phenomena.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 7 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The incidents have mainly taken place in states where aerial pesticides have become more commonplace.
    Carolina Abbott Galvão, The Dial, 6 Jan. 2026
  • According to Reed, that was one of the incidents that motivated Diaz, herself and two other residents to form the Crestwood Crime Patrol.
    Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • New episodes will be released weekly through April 16.
    Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
  • And, since the episodes are taped months in advance of airing, the panelists had no idea this was going on during filming.
    Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Who knew if these roles were flukes — one-offs, novelties — or if Jerry Adler would defy the odds stacked up against any actor, much less a sexagenarian new to the game, and continue to find work in his newfound profession.
    Howard Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Most of these parasites were trematodes, or parasitic flatworms also called flukes.
    Laura Baisas Aug 14, Popular Science, 14 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Safdie and his team put together individualized books for everyone that ran hundreds of pages and were propelled both by the rich character backstories dreamed up by Safdie and Bronstein and by the contributions of various craftspeople starting their own work.
    David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 7 Jan. 2026
  • There are 28 pages of markdowns, with a quick scroll through the first page showing mostly a ton of denim and loungewear.
    Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 7 Jan. 2026
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“Co-occurrences.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/co-occurrences. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.

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