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coinciding

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verb

present participle of coincide

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of coinciding
Verb
The arena is anticipated to open in 2030, coinciding with the WNBA's inaugural season in Philadelphia. Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026 The Digest Lonnie Bunch’s retirement as secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, coinciding with the exit of over a third of its Board of Regents, leaves President Trump an opening to exert unprecedented control over the national institution. Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 10 Sep. 2026 The bigger concern will be later this year, as California's highest king tides take place from November to January, coinciding with Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day this year. Zoe Mintz, CBS News, 6 Sep. 2026 The coast is dangerous this week because high tides — which peak in the evening — are coinciding with a southerly swell, Black said. Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026 Their choices are coinciding with employers’ own preferences for such arrangements as well. Noah Yosif, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026 These figures indicate no sudden break coinciding with the arrival of the iPhone, but a long, steady decline. Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026 In 2025, medical centers reported a surge in cases with COVID-like symptoms between early August and throughout September, coinciding with students’ return to school. Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 19 Aug. 2026 As Lala moves west, two new areas of interest are forming in the eastern Pacific, coinciding with a strengthening El Niño, potentially the strongest on record, which could heighten Pacific hurricane activity. Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coinciding
Adjective
  • Accelerating human evolution coincident with the development of agriculture increased redheadedness and decreased male-pattern baldness.
    Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
  • In a separate announcement, but with coincident timing, WestJet also announced a stopover plan in Calgary.
    Don Tse, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • Strahan described the chaos in New York City amid the rescue efforts and the accompanying bomb threats and noted that the Giants could still see smoke from the twin towers from the team’s practice fields.
    Michael Silver, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Alibaba is also developing its own AI chips and accompanying software, as well as optimizing systems for leading Chinese models.
    Kai Nicol-Schwarz,Jenny Lee,Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The six original moments of silence represent the times when each of the World Trade Center towers was struck, when each fell and the times corresponding to the attack of the Pentagon and crash of United Airlines Flight 93 in Pennsylvania.
    Greta Cross, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
  • If the spaceship were going at a constant, faster-than-light speed, then another ship at rest would see two images, corresponding to two different times when light from the ship could reach them.
    Matt von Hippel, ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • More questions left unanswered For most of 2026, Latame Phillips has been the only person associated with Hunger Busters; after his resignation, all of the board members resigned and the interim CEO vacated the role days after agreeing to the job.
    Kelsy Mittauer, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Here was our Wednesday scoop on UM agreeing to a deal with Nike, one of the most lucrative apparel deals in college sports history.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Chomsky’s influential criticism of behaviorist explanations of language helped turn scientific attention toward the mental processes underlying language acquisition and use.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Meanwhile, there are rising concerns about the potential cybersecurity risks posed by AI agents and their underlying foundation models, and the country faces a growing backlash against AI data centers and the companies that are building them.
    Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • With competitive midterm races happening in nearly all of the early states, potential Democratic presidential candidates are already on the trail with purple-district incumbents and candidates.
    Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • However, when one of those controls is compromised, resilience depends on having independent means of understanding what is actually happening across the environment.
    Shane Buckley, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The pairing won over many icons of both music and film, from Cher’s vibrant style to Olivia Newton-John’s form-fitting looks to Princess Diana’s timeless approach.
    Elise Fabre, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2026
  • However, the extraordinary part is putting it all together, delivering 100 MW net, fitting the system aboard a movable ship, and doing it for $587 million.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Colbert recounted collaborating on Lord of the Rings with his son Peter McGee and Philippa Boyens.
    Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Free fruit and shade tree adoption events Across Los Angeles on Saturday, City Plants and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power are collaborating to supply free fruit and shade trees to Los Angeles residents.
    Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

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“Coinciding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coinciding. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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