1
as in accompanied
to occur or exist at the same time
the heaviest snowfall of the season coincided with the start of our weeklong ski vacation
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as in corresponded
to be in agreement on every point
the two lists coincide
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as in agreed
to have or come to the same opinion or point of view
their wishes coincide exactly with my desire
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Recent Examples of coincided
In that world, the public interest seldom coincided with popular opinion.
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Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
Its release coincided with the 350th anniversary of Christiaan Huygens’ invention of the spiral spring, a watershed moment for watchmaking.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
The federal funds reduction coincided with state cuts.
—Mimi Whitefield, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
His tenure coincided with the introduction of new technologies to broadcast the Olympics, and the shift in TV operations and transmission from analog to digital technologies and high definition TV.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025
Friday’s inflation report coincided with the University of Michigan releasing its final Consumer Sentiment Index for October.
—Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 26 Oct. 2025
They should have been gone on day one, which conveniently coincided with their council’s statutory biannual review and renewal, neither of which appears to have been conducted.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
In some ways, the tariffs and stuff coincided with what might have happened anyway.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2025
Fortunately for the Nuggets, this all coincided with the earliest stages of their slow build to contender status.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 22 Oct. 2025
Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
Its release coincided with the 350th anniversary of Christiaan Huygens’ invention of the spiral spring, a watershed moment for watchmaking.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
The federal funds reduction coincided with state cuts.
—Mimi Whitefield, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
His tenure coincided with the introduction of new technologies to broadcast the Olympics, and the shift in TV operations and transmission from analog to digital technologies and high definition TV.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025
Friday’s inflation report coincided with the University of Michigan releasing its final Consumer Sentiment Index for October.
—Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 26 Oct. 2025
They should have been gone on day one, which conveniently coincided with their council’s statutory biannual review and renewal, neither of which appears to have been conducted.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
In some ways, the tariffs and stuff coincided with what might have happened anyway.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2025
Fortunately for the Nuggets, this all coincided with the earliest stages of their slow build to contender status.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coincided
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Horan and Adéla created the Provocateur aesthetic of leotards, tapping into her ballet past and the avant-garde, almost alien-like looks that have accompanied her art and performances over the last year.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
31 Oct. 2025
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Temperatures are expected to drop roughly 10 degrees colder than Friday and be accompanied by a stiff northwest breeze.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
31 Oct. 2025
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Morelli also corresponded with the man obtaining the videos for him and asked that the torture of the animals be prolonged in subsequent videos, according to a copy of the indictment filed in the case and obtained by PEOPLE.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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For this study, researchers analyzed data from 770 young, healthy adults to examine how certain aspects of their health and performance corresponded to different attributes of their sleep.—
Emma Loewe,
Outside,
15 Oct. 2025
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Dassey’s conviction was overturned in August 2016, and a judge agreed in a June 2017 panel that his confession had been illegally obtained and that he should be released or retried within 90 days unless the case was further appealed.—
Nicole Briese,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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In a very rare and likely precedent-setting agreement, the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) Boston has agreed to return two works from 1857 by the Black potter David Drake, who made his ambitious jars while enslaved, to his present-day descendants.—
Jori Finkel,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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And they’re not allowed to do that because of what happened (on Olivier’s hit).—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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This happened when Hurricane Helene devastated western North Carolina last year.—
Chris Dolce,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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The famous Stanford Prison Experiment by Zimbardo revealed how quickly people conformed to roles of power or submission, often at the expense of empathy and fairness.—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Columbia, Brown, and the University of Pennsylvania have made deals with the Administration to restore their funding, and other universities have conformed to what the Administration seems to want in order to avoid becoming targets themselves.—
Jeannie Suk Gersen,
New Yorker,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Production designer Liu Qing, who has collaborated with Chen Kaige and Jiang Wen, brought his own touch to the period details.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
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An amateur pugilist who Jean-Luc collaborated with previously, before the guy joined the army and was stationed in Algeria, is recruited to star in it.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
31 Oct. 2025
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Every backpack has its own unique features—some can fit snuggly under a plane seat, while others come in a water-resistant and lightweight material.—
Michelle Baricevic,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Oct. 2025
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Historically, having wider calves meant no (actually cute) knee-high boots on store shelves or online would fit me.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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At the time, Ukraine’s air force consisted largely of Soviet-era aircraft.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
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Whereas my life at that time consisted purely of practicalities.—
Ayşegül Savaş,
New Yorker,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Coincided.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coincided. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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