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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
This is Congo’s 17th Ebola outbreak and has spread to eight provinces, coinciding with an escalation of decades-long conflict in the east between government forces and rebels. — ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026 Its new edition, which hits shelves on October 23, coinciding with Art Basel Paris, artist Cindy Sherman graces the cover in full Chanel tweed. — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 13 Oct. 2026 With the festival’s first weekend coinciding with the Brazilian presidential elections, almost every conversation overheard at RioMarket during the event’s early days was intertwined with politics. — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026 Skoden will celebrate Native American culture coinciding with Indigenous Peoples’ Day. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026 Fried and his partner are expecting their first child this week, coinciding with Fried starting a Game 3 elimination contest in which the Tampa Bay Rays could knock the Yankees out of the playoffs and end their season. — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026 Black officers constitute less than 9% of the force, coinciding with a decline in the city’s Black population. — Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026 Another standalone film, the Ryan Gosling-starring Starfighter, is due out in May 2027, coinciding with the 50th anniversary of A New Hope. — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2026 Shares of the coffee chain are still up about 11% this year, but have fallen 14% since late August, coinciding with a broader sell-off in consumer stocks as higher gas prices raise concerns about household spending. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coinciding
Adjective
  • All this was happening with a coincident and successful assault of affirmative action in higher education.
    — Kamau Bobb October 21, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Accelerating human evolution coincident with the development of agriculture increased redheadedness and decreased male-pattern baldness.
    — Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • American nationals are among those who have come under attack while accompanying Palestinian farmers on their harvests.
    — Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026
  • There's a kernel of truth to it; Ohtani was clearly limited by several injuries down the stretch, with a lengthy slump accompanying an increase in chase rate and swing and miss.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • For example, the symphony orchestra’s rehearsal space and orchestra pit are located on corresponding underground floors, allowing for convenient horizontal transport of large instruments.
    — Wendy Wang, Architectural Digest, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Basis trades are an arbitrage bet in which hedge funds are positioned long in cash Treasurys while shorting their corresponding futures contracts, with the aim of profiting from the price gap.
    — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Samsung settled, agreeing to update its terms to more clearly explain its use of ACR.
    — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Trump has been shifting away from Kyiv in recent weeks, criticizing Zelenskyy, waiving sanctions on Russia and agreeing to a diesel deal with the Kremlin.
    — David Hickey, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • While economic forecasts frequently emphasize risk, underlying demand indicators point to a robust economic engine entering the fourth quarter.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The system is built to produce deterministic outputs, trace the reasoning behind them, and apply the same underlying logic consistently across mortgage files.
    — Ethan Stone, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Why young drinkers are swapping bars for saunas The shift is happening alongside a broader pullback from alcohol.
    — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Rob and Ian must have gone home wondering what on earth was happening.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • People with chronic health conditions, pregnant women, young children and anyone 65 or older are at higher risk of developing complications from the flu, and Turner urged anyone fitting those categories to take extra precautions this season.
    — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The sofa stops being the problem and starts fitting into a room that feels deliberate.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Meta and Apple, meanwhile, are collaborating on a new Muse AI model that will run locally on Mac computers and will allow customers to use Muse Spark for coding, video analysis, and other agentic tasks.
    — John Kell, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
  • His comments came as the MIA Market in Rome kicked off with a panel on European producers collaborating in an EU-wide audiovisual policy amid a global business upended by consolidation and acquisitions of European companies by American rivals.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 19 Oct. 2026

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“Coinciding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coinciding. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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