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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
The plot may seem halfway similar to Terminator 2: Judgment Day, but Johnstone insists any such overlap was purely coincidental.
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Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 23 June 2025
Experts say the scheduling of two executions on the same day appears to be purely coincidental, largely because most executions are held between Tuesdays and Thursdays.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 12 June 2025
Ironic isn’t strong enough to describe the scene — a coincidental confluence of events that epitomized a whirlwind weekend in Houston.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 2 June 2025
Whether the singles were planned or coincidental, the dual release has fans tuned in.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 20 June 2025
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Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 23 June 2025
Experts say the scheduling of two executions on the same day appears to be purely coincidental, largely because most executions are held between Tuesdays and Thursdays.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 12 June 2025
Ironic isn’t strong enough to describe the scene — a coincidental confluence of events that epitomized a whirlwind weekend in Houston.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 2 June 2025
Whether the singles were planned or coincidental, the dual release has fans tuned in.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coincidental
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The timing of these changes were roughly coincident with clarification of Information Blocking rules and Epic’s introduction of its own competing product.—
Seth Joseph,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2024
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Another suggestion is that there were two more or less coincident eruptions, one each in northern and southern hemispheres.—
Erik Klemetti,
Discover Magazine,
26 July 2011
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Just last week, Roblox hit a new all-time high for concurrent users with 25.8M players utilizing the platform at the same time.—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
23 June 2025
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Evaluation criteria may include response time or latency, ability to support concurrent users (concurrency), scalability across workloads and resource utilization. 3.—
Bill Wong,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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Hynes directed the accompanying music video, which stars the artist and friends making their way through the green expanses of rural England.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
26 June 2025
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Its accompanying Instagram account hasn’t posted since February.—
Jenny Goldsberry,
The Washington Examiner,
26 June 2025
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That’s highly synchronous, resulting in many, many animals making that migration simultaneously.—
Noël Fletcher,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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The sheer number of DNA shifts that must have occurred in rapid succession to create this synchronous outcome also reflects the strong pressure horses were likely under to become fast and tireless.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
27 Mar. 2025
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Third-wave feminism and its attendant media turned dieting (or at least talking about it) into something archaic and deeply uncool.—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
25 June 2025
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The attendant publicity lifted the album no higher than No. 15.—
Chris Morris,
Variety,
9 June 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
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The lawsuit targets one corporation and 24 associated limited liability corporations, which the litigation says ultimately benefit Aaron Chesley and James Gamett.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 June 2025
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Between July 1, 2026 and June 30, 2028, the Secretary of Education is to eliminate Income-Contingent Repayment, Pay As You Earn (PAYE), and Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE), along with any associated forbearance.—
Robert Farrington,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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“Coincidental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coincidental. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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