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
The strategic placement of Gate M Huazhimen in Huajing Town, Xuhui District, is no coincidence.
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Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025
The two hadn’t been in touch much after going off to different colleges, but ran into each other by total coincidence at a 50-mile race in Big Bear in 2024.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025
By extreme coincidence, the Indian Head Hills parcel that became the cornerstone of the Washbergs’ fortune once belonged to Arthur’s family.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2025
In an unusual coincidence, the first MusiCares ceremony, which honored the late David Crosby in 1991, was held the same week Carey won three Grammys off her debut album.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
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Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025
The two hadn’t been in touch much after going off to different colleges, but ran into each other by total coincidence at a 50-mile race in Big Bear in 2024.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025
By extreme coincidence, the Indian Head Hills parcel that became the cornerstone of the Washbergs’ fortune once belonged to Arthur’s family.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2025
In an unusual coincidence, the first MusiCares ceremony, which honored the late David Crosby in 1991, was held the same week Carey won three Grammys off her debut album.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for coincidence
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coincidence
occurrence
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The robot also serves as an inspection agent, alerting operators whenever unexpected occurrences or safety issues are detected in the warehouse area, according to a press release.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 2025
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Emilee Chinn / Getty Images In a rare World Series occurrence, the benches cleared Saturday at Rogers Centre in response to a verbal exchange between Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Justin Wrobleski and Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Andrés Giménez.—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Coincidence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coincidence. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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