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coincides

verb

present tense third-person singular of coincide
1
as in accompanies
to occur or exist at the same time the heaviest snowfall of the season coincided with the start of our weeklong ski vacation

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2
as in corresponds
to be in agreement on every point the two lists coincide

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3
as in agrees
to have or come to the same opinion or point of view their wishes coincide exactly with my desire

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Recent Examples of coincides The label’s tenure coincides with the collapse of the record business and the rise of streaming and the resurgence of vinyl. — Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026 As the tournament and the date intersect from year to year, each anniversary that coincides represents a chance to remember, and a reminder of the non-linearity of grief. — Lukas Weese, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 This development coincides with the expansion of China’s hydrogen industry. — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2026 Her decision to join Instagram also coincides with the social media platform‘s ongoing evolution including plans to allow viewers to watch videos on the big screen in their living room. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026 Also, spring often coincides with Easter, which is important in the Greek Orthodox religion. — Noo Saro-Wiwa, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Sep. 2026 Sachs’ faux boutique coincides with the $20 billion Chanel’s accelerating growth and shoppers’ fervor for fashion artistic director Matthieu Blazy’s designs. — Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026 The event coincides with Howell High School's homecoming parade, and Howell School District's wear Red, White & Blue Day. — Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 10 Sep. 2026 Storm surge could raise water levels 1 to 3 feet above normally dry ground in Kauai County and up to 1 foot on Oahu if the highest water coincides with high tide. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coincides
  1. accompanies
  2. corresponds
  3. agrees
  4. happens
  5. conforms
  6. collaborates
  7. fits
  8. consists
Verb
  • The club music that accompanies Claire’s bodybuilder retinue is funny the first time; less so on subsequent bursts.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • In moments, the two cars are careening along an autocross course amidst a backdrop of billowing smoke—a cacophony of screaming engines and tires accompanies as soundtrack to the precise automotive choreography.
    — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of accompanies
Verb
  • The beneficial ownership disclosure corresponds to the corporate registry filing, the formation documents and the source-of-funds statement.
    — Alberto Gimeno, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • To construct this curve, experts formed a cross section of objects in higher dimensions, the boundary of which corresponds to the elliptic curve.
    — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of corresponds
Verb
  • Ruhil Badiani, general practitioner at Cornerstone Clinic, agrees.
    — Nadine El Chaer, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Abrams plays a bumbling medical courier who finds out his girlfriend is pregnant, but agrees to one last delivery before heading home.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of agrees
Verb
  • For business owners like Rios and Yepez, the concern is not only about immigration enforcement itself, but also about what happens when customers and workers become too afraid to leave their homes.
    — Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Most of us start the washing machine without thinking much about what happens next.
    — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of happens
Verb
  • Softly Supportive And On Sale Sleep Number The ComfortFit Pillow is made with memory foam pieces and down-alternative fibers for gentle support that conforms to your head and neck.
    — V BRAND STORIES, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • This material conforms to your body and holds up well over time.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 31 July 2026
Definition of conforms
Verb
  • The company operates as a specialist, non-bank senior lender with a team that collaborates across structured credit, investment banking and film and television finance.
    — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The trips Sudō took with them, playing tour guide across remote regions of Japan, introduced her to many of the weavers and dyers, often working in small wooden ateliers attached to family homes, with whom Nuno still collaborates today.
    — Leslie Camhi, Vogue, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of collaborates
Verb
  • The new question, particularly relevant for a city with a major financial-services sector, is where newer infrastructure fits into that existing picture.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Not every company requires continuous settlement, and speed alone does not determine whether a payment system fits a business.
    — Karen Koehler, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of fits
Verb
  • Research on bilingualism has found differences in both the brain’s gray matter, which contains neurons and their connections, and white matter, which consists largely of nerve fibers linking different parts of the brain.
    — Karen Stollznow, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026
  • While the company's revenue is set to expand, its customer base – which consists largely of the cloud computing giants that run enterprise workloads for businesses – appears to be growing more concentrated.
    — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of consists

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“Coincides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coincides. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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