coincided

verb

past tense of coincide
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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2
as in corresponded
to be in agreement on every point the two lists coincide

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3
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 His ascension to regular starting duties in the midfield coincided with André Luiz’s first start. — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2026 Caenagnathid evolution likely coincided with a shifting Cretaceous climate that saw the spread of flowering plants. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 28 Oct. 2026 But the slowdown has coincided with AI becoming a more difficult political sell. — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026 The event coincided with WWD’s Apparel and Retail CEO Summit. — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026 That coincided with the appearance of Starlink billboards in cities such as Cleveland, Phoenix, and Kansas City. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026 The former center grabbed headlines in March for commenting on a Rangers loss that coincided with the team’s Pride Night celebration. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026 After all, Wikipedia’s stagnation also coincided with the rise of social media, which Cooke hardly mentions. — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026 Its debut coincided with BBC Three being restored to linear TV, a decision that was reversed on Tuesday. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coincided
  1. accompanied
  2. corresponded
  3. agreed
  4. happened
  5. conformed
  6. collaborated
  7. fitted
  8. consisted
Verb
  • Open for breakfast, Sunday brunch (a buffet sometimes accompanied by live jazz), lunch, and dinner, The Bistro serves American classics, with a natural emphasis on seafood.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Twenty years later, Elizabeth (Roden) is spending Christmas at Biltmore and this time is accompanied by James (Trevena), a suitor her Aunt Maysilee (MacDowell) is keen for her to wed.
    — Rachel LaBonte, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of accompanied
Verb
  • The Rebbe corresponded with Bush, Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2026
  • But his reputation was dealt a grievous blow by the Epstein files, which showed that Botstein corresponded closely with the late financier for years, including after Epstein’s conviction for soliciting a minor for prostitution.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of corresponded
Verb
  • For decades, Democrats and Republicans alike have agreed that the terrorists in Tehran, who have been killing Americans for 47 years, cannot be allowed to obtain a nuclear weapon.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Moscow and Beijing last week have agreed to expand freight traffic along Arctic shipping corridors, increase services between their ports and deepen cooperation on building polar vessels.
    — Lee Ying Shan,Matthew Tan, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of agreed
Verb
  • That, however, never happened and an attorney eventually petitioned for his release.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
  • His death happened two weeks after his release tour for High, Lonesome and Then Some was canceled following Snider’s involvement in a still-unclear incident in Salt Lake City that landed him in a hospital and in jail.
    — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of happened
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  • As one of the three colorways that conformed with the NBA’s uniform regulations, the sneaker is rendered primarily in white.
    — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026
  • That dwarfed the offerings of Morocco, which had no existing stadiums that conformed to tournament specifications and would need to spend upwards of $15 billion to prepare for a World Cup.
    — Kevin Baxter Follow June 7, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026
Definition of conformed
Verb
  • The two actors only professionally collaborated on 1975’s One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, which Douglas produced and Nicholson starred in.
    — McKinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 31 Oct. 2026
  • Researchers from Illinois and Notre Dame collaborated on the project through their respective engineering departments.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of collaborated
Verb
  • The entire system is designed to fit on a standard 463L military cargo pallet, allowing it to be transported aboard military aircraft such as the C-130 Hercules and C-17 Globemaster III.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Toledano said the partners could have fit more units on the site but capped it at 35.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of fitted
Verb
  • The route consisted entirely of urban roads with speed limits between approximately 25 and 50 mph.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
  • While official passenger manifests and exact arrival times were closely guarded, local sources indicated the inaugural cohort consisted largely of South American nationals.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of consisted

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