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as in accompanying
present at the same time and place
the hard economic times and the coincident increase in crime were a double strain on the city's social services
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as in coinciding
occupying the same space
a study to determine whether the areas with the highest family incomes were coincident with the locations boasting the highest percentage of college graduates
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as in synchronous
existing or occurring at the same period of time
coincident changes in the region's demographic makeup that were little noted at the time
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Recent Examples of coincident
The Business Cycle Dating Committee looks at several monthly data series of coincident indicators, those that tend to change at the same time as the overall economy.
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Bill Conerly, Forbes, 5 July 2022
These two events are coincident with a decrease in the production and activity of stem cells.
—Gabriel A. Silva, Forbes, 1 Feb. 2022
The tendency of policymakers to date has been to view the harms from internet platforms not as systemic, but as a series of coincident issues.
—Roger McNamee, Wired, 24 July 2021
Several of our hottest summers in the past decade have been coincident with developing La Niñas.
—Matt Rogers, Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2020
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Bill Conerly, Forbes, 5 July 2022
These two events are coincident with a decrease in the production and activity of stem cells.
—Gabriel A. Silva, Forbes, 1 Feb. 2022
The tendency of policymakers to date has been to view the harms from internet platforms not as systemic, but as a series of coincident issues.
—Roger McNamee, Wired, 24 July 2021
Several of our hottest summers in the past decade have been coincident with developing La Niñas.
—Matt Rogers, Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coincident
Adjective
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These symptoms may include fever, fatigue, and nausea, but a chikungunya infection is characterized by the accompanying severe joint pain that can last for months or years.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
5 Aug. 2025
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Depending on their employer’s giving programs, many employees’ donations have an accompanying corporate match, which can double or triple their original donation amount.—
Matt Nash,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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If the superintendent decides to have a second consecutive e-learning day, there will be synchronous instruction.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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The utility later announced 10 synchronous condensers and 5 grid-forming batteries to bolster its grid.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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However, if dairy is not the underlying cause of your acne, eliminating it from your diet likely won't improve your skin.—
Merve Ceylan,
Health,
12 Aug. 2025
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Although the underlying internet protocols remained open and neutral, massive digital platforms at the application layer walled off participants from competing services by strategically breaking interoperability.—
Christian Catalini,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Wireless: Wi-Fi 7 with dual-band dual concurrent operation (2.4GHz, 5GHz, and 6GHz).—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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The Bally’s Chicago IPO and concurrent private placement is scheduled to close on Friday, the company said.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Aug. 2025
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Other outfits might be less cautious—caveat emptor—but democratizing investing is well worth the attendant dangers.—
Hank Tucker,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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Literally trapped as Isaac in Iris’ fever dream, Lerman is more than up to the task, guiding his character through his own wide range of emotions (and attendant facial expressions).—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
23 July 2025
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With a lockable synchronic-tilt mechanism and special Z-Shape design, the Kaiser 2 can accommodate a weight up to 180kg, quite a bit more than normal mechanisms on office chairs and the back can be reclined to an angle of 160 degrees which can be locked when not in rocking mode.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes,
11 Oct. 2021
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For his last runway collection, unveiled in September, Michele constructed a parallel universe of side-by-side shows separated by a wall that when lifted revealed twins in identical looks in synchronic stride.—
Colleen Barry,
Fortune,
24 Nov. 2022
Adjective
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No Man’s Sky, an action-adventure game, uses AI to generate planets and their associated environments.—
Alan Stafford,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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At least 30 states, including Maryland, are competing with incentives to woo data center construction along with the associated tax base and jobs.—
Lorraine Mirabella,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Aug. 2025
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The magic number of three — however coincidental and inaccurate — was too much for the internet to resist.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
23 July 2025
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The Economic Catalyst The timing isn’t coincidental.—
Kristen Classi-Zummo,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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“Coincident.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coincident. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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