1
as in to accompany
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 to correspond
to be in agreement on every point
the two lists coincide
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3
as in to agree
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 coincide
The danger intensifies when storm surge coincides with high tide, rapidly elevating water levels and increasing the risk of widespread flooding.
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Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
The raffle coincides with a successful back half of Bobrovsky’s career.
—Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
Friday’s inflation report coincided with the University of Michigan releasing its final Consumer Sentiment Index for October.
—Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 26 Oct. 2025
The photographs in the book were taken over the past five years, a period that coincides with Durst’s wife’s pregnancy and their son’s early years.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025
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Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
The raffle coincides with a successful back half of Bobrovsky’s career.
—Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
Friday’s inflation report coincided with the University of Michigan releasing its final Consumer Sentiment Index for October.
—Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 26 Oct. 2025
The photographs in the book were taken over the past five years, a period that coincides with Durst’s wife’s pregnancy and their son’s early years.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coincide
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White is accompanied on the emotional adventure by Jeremy Strong, who plays Springsteen's co-producer and manager Jon Landau, as well as Paul Walter Hauser, Stephen Graham, and Odessa Young.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
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Although only five minutes in length, The Magic Lantern gives us a momentary glimpse of the magic of cinema as a burgeoning medium and the inchoate experimentation that accompanied its first decades as a studio invention.—
Erik Morse,
Vogue,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Use the links and bonus codes that correspond with your state.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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One analysis notes national rail emits ~35 g CO₂e per kilometer, while average gasoline cars emit ~170 g - meaning that train travel can correspond to only ~20% of the carbon per person compared to driving.—
Chelsea Haney
October 25,
New Atlas,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Buyers agree that the shoes are comfortable for all-day wear.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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More recently, high-profile firms including Amazon, Apple, Coinbase, Comcast, Google, Lockheed Martin and Meta Platforms have agreed to help finance the ballroom Trump plans for the White House after ordering the building’s East Wing to be demolished.—
Bill Barrow,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The last time this happened in the Championship before this season was 2013-14, when Derby, Middlesbrough, Bolton Wanderers, Wednesday and Yeovil Town all failed to win any of their first five home matches.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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And while the end result was once again pretty anti-climactic, there were actually some other notable things happening in episode 5 of Survivor 49, so let’s make like Nate and MC on the sandbags and get to work.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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So, California can fill in the gap — or localities can figure out ways to conform to the new guidelines, even if some of them are ridiculous.—
Steven Greenhut,
Oc Register,
24 Oct. 2025
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Writers had to conform to ideological rules; many works were banned outright.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Scientists from Chalmers University of Technology, the University of Gothenburg, and Uppsala University collaborated on the study.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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For almost 11 years, Chung has been collaborating with robotic systems of their own creation, as a way of better understanding and engaging with their own creativity.—
Tharin Pillay,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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The only player fitting the indictment’s description is Anthony Davis.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
24 Oct. 2025
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When the shark measuring about 10 feet didn’t fit through the door, Mucerino and Burress got a bite of inspiration.—
Amanda Hancock,
Louisville Courier Journal,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Coincide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coincide. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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