as in coincident
occupying the same space
the coinciding bases of the two triangles
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as in accompanying
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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as in corresponding
to be in agreement on every point
the two lists coincide
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as in agreeing
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 coinciding
Kelly Haramis, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
The new Bird on a Rock collections debut Tuesday, coinciding with the launch of the campaign across print and digital channels.
—Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2025
The rivalry dates back to before the Civil War, coinciding with real American history.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2025
The totals included two new records, coinciding with a subsiding Middle Tennessee heat wave.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 30 Aug. 2025
What To Know The correlation was first observed at the beginning of summer, when trends in OpenAI activity declined drastically around the end of June, coinciding with the end of the school year.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
The timing proves particularly symbolic, coinciding with Papua New Guinea’s 50th year of independence.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Aug. 2025
Carriage deals, which span multiple years, are typically re-signed during the late summer to early autumn period, typically coinciding with several major sporting events, a source of leverage for the networks.
—Liam Reilly, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
Other analysts have also noted that the timing of the image leak is likely deliberate, coinciding with China’s upcoming September 3rd military parade, which marks the 80th anniversary of victory over Japan.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2025
Verb
The Skokie location is set to partially reopen in January, with a full reopening planned for late summer 2026, coinciding with the closure of the temporary location.
—Kelly Haramis, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
The new Bird on a Rock collections debut Tuesday, coinciding with the launch of the campaign across print and digital channels.
—Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2025
The rivalry dates back to before the Civil War, coinciding with real American history.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2025
The totals included two new records, coinciding with a subsiding Middle Tennessee heat wave.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 30 Aug. 2025
What To Know The correlation was first observed at the beginning of summer, when trends in OpenAI activity declined drastically around the end of June, coinciding with the end of the school year.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
The timing proves particularly symbolic, coinciding with Papua New Guinea’s 50th year of independence.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Aug. 2025
Carriage deals, which span multiple years, are typically re-signed during the late summer to early autumn period, typically coinciding with several major sporting events, a source of leverage for the networks.
—Liam Reilly, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
Other analysts have also noted that the timing of the image leak is likely deliberate, coinciding with China’s upcoming September 3rd military parade, which marks the 80th anniversary of victory over Japan.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coinciding
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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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The tendency of policymakers to date has been to view the harms from internet platforms not as systemic, but as a series of coincident issues.—
Roger McNamee,
Wired,
24 July 2021
Verb
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The upgraded exhaust system is a delight, burbling happily at idle, accompanying acceleration with a happy snort.—
Mark Phelan,
Freep.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Explaining The Basis For The Transfer A transfer that has an accompanying explanation might at first glance seem to be the proper way to field this new approach.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The number of sunspots, which are cool and dark patches on the sun, varies across its 11-year solar cycle, with the maximum number of sunspots corresponding with maximum solar activity.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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The team must make corresponding roster moves to make room for Gage and Valdes-Scantling on the roster.—
Matt Barrows,
New York Times,
27 Aug. 2025
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The effort also includes designations of Clean California communities, with 30 agreeing to long-term commitments to zero litter and community beautification.—
Amelia Wu,
Sacbee.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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The case was settled after three years, with Crosno's former landlord agreeing to take fair housing training and pay $20,000 in damages, Crosno said.—
Quinn Clark,
jsonline.com,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In some cases, excessive howling can also be a sign of an underlying health issue, especially if it's accompanied by other changes in behavior, appetite, or energy levels.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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His annoyed expression when your protagonist asks to use the phone will have some underlying reason behind it.—
JD Barker,
Rolling Stone,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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After the mysterious deaths of the two diamondback rattlesnakes, Cardwell dug up temperature data from a 20-year-old study in the Mojave Desert to help develop a mathematical model for measuring what might be happening inside the desert burrows.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Kehl went unit to unit checking for unlocked doors before happening upon the Ferrell’s condo on the 34th floor, police say.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Eventually the pieces start fitting together and the manager becomes a generalist.—
Shivaram Rajgopal,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Entropy versus enthalpy clash In their new study, Purdue University’s Babak Anasori and colleagues tested the limits of MXene construction by fitting up to nine different metals from the periodic table into a single 2D sheet.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Sep. 2025
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Human roles will evolve to focus on supervising, collaborating with, and coaching AI counterparts.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
29 Aug. 2025
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Their research expertise focused on humans and robots collaborating closely with each other—a space called human-robot interaction—and a hospital or clinic setting met that target.—
Dr. Jonathan Reichental,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Coinciding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coinciding. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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