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
Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2026
Reader's Digest named Route 66 one of the best places to travel in 2026, coinciding with the highway's centennial.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 6 Jan. 2026
The Dalí Museum carries momentum through the year with a special show coinciding with America’s 250th birthday—Dalí in America, opening in May.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2026
Offline, plus-size and midsize influencers (broadly defined as between a dress size of 10 to 16) and models lament the sharp downturn in work and sponsorship deals over the past two years, coinciding with the mass accessibility of GLP-1s like Ozempic.
—Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 1 Jan. 2026
Ed Mulheren recalled the city promising a sidewalk as part of infrastructure improvements coinciding with the Interstate 485 project, which was nearing completion after a quarter-century of construction.
—Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 29 Dec. 2025
Orders spiked around June, coinciding with the time when ICE officers began making arrests inside the courthouses.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 22 Dec. 2025
The relief rally Thursday morning cracked briefly about noon, the S & P having failed to hold above Wednesday’s high and coinciding with a flash selloff in bitcoin .
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2025
In 2024, coinciding with Puig’s IPO, the conglomerate acquired 100 per cent ownership of Byredo, aiming to expand the brand into new product categories.
—Vogue Business Team, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
The winners will be announced on February 16 at a gala event at the historic Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, coinciding with the foundation’s think-tank event, The World Forum on the Future of Democracy, AI/Tech and Humankind.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2026
Reader's Digest named Route 66 one of the best places to travel in 2026, coinciding with the highway's centennial.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 6 Jan. 2026
The Dalí Museum carries momentum through the year with a special show coinciding with America’s 250th birthday—Dalí in America, opening in May.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2026
Offline, plus-size and midsize influencers (broadly defined as between a dress size of 10 to 16) and models lament the sharp downturn in work and sponsorship deals over the past two years, coinciding with the mass accessibility of GLP-1s like Ozempic.
—Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 1 Jan. 2026
Ed Mulheren recalled the city promising a sidewalk as part of infrastructure improvements coinciding with the Interstate 485 project, which was nearing completion after a quarter-century of construction.
—Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 29 Dec. 2025
Orders spiked around June, coinciding with the time when ICE officers began making arrests inside the courthouses.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 22 Dec. 2025
The relief rally Thursday morning cracked briefly about noon, the S & P having failed to hold above Wednesday’s high and coinciding with a flash selloff in bitcoin .
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2025
In 2024, coinciding with Puig’s IPO, the conglomerate acquired 100 per cent ownership of Byredo, aiming to expand the brand into new product categories.
—Vogue Business Team, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coinciding
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Regional banks bounced a bit, still down a couple percent on the week, as Thursday’s flush lower amid a few separate but coincident credit hiccups exacerbated underlying unease with the opaque and possibly lax lending across private credit and among smaller commercial banks.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
17 Oct. 2025
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The coincident new Moon contributes no light pollution, making 2025 ideal for Orionid viewing.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
13 Oct. 2025
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On Tuesday, Israeli volunteers with RHR were injured while accompanying Palestinian farmers in the town of Qarawat Bani Hassan.—
Zeena Saifi,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Dakota Johnson, a Valentino ambassador who also stars in the campaign, sung McRae's praises in an accompanying essay.—
Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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When aftershock data is available, the corresponding maps and charts include earthquakes within 100 miles and seven days of the initial quake.—
William B. Davis,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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To backers of the cuts, the savings reflect state efforts to blunt Colorado’s affordability crisis, especially as home valuations — and corresponding tax bills — skyrocketed following the pandemic.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
6 Jan. 2026
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This comes amid wider Russian attack on cities closer to Ukraine's front-line regions, signaling that Moscow has no intention of easing up its targeting of infrastructure or agreeing to any ceasefire.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
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With Solomon already agreeing to give up control, and neither Solomon nor Icahn likely to be on the continuing board, there is no reason why this should get contentious.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
8 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The underlying tension was bubbling up to the surface.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Beyond premium laptops, Intel is also rolling out mainstream Intel Core processors based on the same underlying Series 3 architecture.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Sustained, strong winds with even stronger gusts are happening.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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Emotions were on full display with many expressing sadness and frustration, not only over Wednesday's federal raid, but raids happening around the Twin Cities over the last 40 days.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Atkins determined that the patients visited Jenkins’ practice several times to address complaints of pain and ill-fitting prosthetics, but Jenkins and his practice failed to appropriately treat them.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
7 Nov. 2025
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In a back lot at Dodge Memorial County Park, a deputy spotted a car fitting that description.—
Jamie Thompson,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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On Monday, Iranian state media said a man was arrested in Tehran on suspicion of collaborating with the Israeli spy agency Mossad.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
7 Jan. 2026
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Stretch assignments may include high-visibility initiatives, turnaround assignments, working with high-profile clients, getting influence to get work done, and collaborating with challenging individuals.—
Scott J. Allen,
Big Think,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Coinciding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coinciding. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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