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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 choice of name was coincidental but Lee and Kirby were anxious to avoid any connection to radical politics.
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Ekow Eshun
july 11, Literary Hub, 11 July 2025
This incident came during an ugly coincidental 72-hour period involving a trio of former Cowboys players.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 June 2025
The visual allusion to the catastrophic collapse of the Dutch tulip market in 1637 was wholly coincidental.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 13 May 2025
Any resemblance to actual places, events or persons – living or deceased – is purely coincidental and unintentional.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 5 July 2025
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Ekow Eshun
july 11, Literary Hub, 11 July 2025
This incident came during an ugly coincidental 72-hour period involving a trio of former Cowboys players.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 June 2025
The visual allusion to the catastrophic collapse of the Dutch tulip market in 1637 was wholly coincidental.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 13 May 2025
Any resemblance to actual places, events or persons – living or deceased – is purely coincidental and unintentional.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 5 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for coincidental
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coincidental
Adjective
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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
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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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
Adjective
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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
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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
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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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“Coincidental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coincidental. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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