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as in coincident
existing or occurring at the same period of time
the nearly coincidental deaths of Princess Diana and Mother Teresa
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as in attending
present at the same time and place
claims a connection between the proliferation of fast-food restaurants and the coincidental surge in the rate of obesity
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Recent Examples of coincidental
When Krause said the four town halls being in the midst of a contentious election season was coincidental, Simmons denied having planned any political activity for the town halls.
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Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 June 2026
Brittany Bell jokes that doctorate dissertation is 'coincidental' Bell, who also has a bachelor's degree from Arizona State University and a master's degree from Pepperdine University, spoke about her doctoral dissertation in the February 2025 interview.
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Melina Khan,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
Not entirely coincidental – the Dodgers (42-23) have won 18 of those 23 games.
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Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
7 June 2026
The specificity of that result — improvement only in wet conditions — is exactly what an adaptive hypothesis predicts and what a coincidental explanation cannot easily account for.
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Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 June 2026
Brittany Bell jokes that doctorate dissertation is 'coincidental' Bell, who also has a bachelor's degree from Arizona State University and a master's degree from Pepperdine University, spoke about her doctoral dissertation in the February 2025 interview.
—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
Not entirely coincidental – the Dodgers (42-23) have won 18 of those 23 games.
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Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
7 June 2026
The specificity of that result — improvement only in wet conditions — is exactly what an adaptive hypothesis predicts and what a coincidental explanation cannot easily account for.
—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coincidental
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Accelerating human evolution coincident with the development of agriculture increased redheadedness and decreased male-pattern baldness.
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In a separate announcement, but with coincident timing, WestJet also announced a stopover plan in Calgary.
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Adam Martin remembers taking boxes of Panini stickers and their accompanying World Cup albums to a Formula 1 race in May, shortly after his collectibles shop had received a shipment and long before the tournament was to begin.
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Typically, a player of Brown’s status would be enough to push such a package over the top, a replacement leading man and accompanying draft assets.
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Destiny 2 just maintained over 100,000 concurrent Steam players for just under two weeks since the launch of Monument of Triumph, the final update of the game.
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Mansfield is currently serving a life sentence in California and four concurrent life sentences in Florida in connection with the murders of five women and girls between 1975 and 1980.
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This implies that the artificial intelligence investment boom and the attendant surge in semiconductor stocks will continue.
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The group is particularly interested in suspending, fracturing, and reconstructing time through which othered bodies and identities pass, and in exploring the attendant emerging fissures.
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And every spring, thousands of people throw their names into a lottery for a chance to witness synchronous fireflies in the Smokies.
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Additional features include dual-cylinder synchronous jacking technology designed to improve climbing and tower-extension safety, along with an intelligent digital control system that monitors operations throughout the crane’s lifecycle.
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This total encompasses the energy output alongside its associated capacity and environmental attributes.
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The reality, however, of running and building a business and all the associated performance management, which most politicians know absolutely nothing about, is very different.
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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.
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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.
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“Coincidental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coincidental. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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