as in occurrence
the occurrence or existence of several things at once
the coincidence of the last note of the violin with the sound of the bell
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Recent Examples of coincidence
As the mystery unfolds, Lejla is forced to confront her past and question whether the girl's disappearance is a coincidence, or connected to something much darker.
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Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 15 Apr. 2025
This beast looks like a young girl (surely not a coincidence, symbolically speaking), with antler-like protrusions.
—Noel Murray, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
The concluding note of simplifying, uplifting coincidence does a disservice to Giamatti’s degree of commitment, with far more conviction in his turns from anger to self-loathing to remorse than the episode exercises in its own plotting.
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—Charles Bramesco, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
The announcement’s timing was no coincidence amid National Crime Victims’ Rights Week.
—Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 9 Apr. 2025
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Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 15 Apr. 2025
This beast looks like a young girl (surely not a coincidence, symbolically speaking), with antler-like protrusions.
—Noel Murray, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
The concluding note of simplifying, uplifting coincidence does a disservice to Giamatti’s degree of commitment, with far more conviction in his turns from anger to self-loathing to remorse than the episode exercises in its own plotting.
11.
—Charles Bramesco, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
The announcement’s timing was no coincidence amid National Crime Victims’ Rights Week.
—Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 9 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for coincidence
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“Coincidence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coincidence. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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