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as in coincident
existing or occurring at the same period of time
the nearly coincidental deaths of Princess Diana and Mother Teresa
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as in attending
present at the same time and place
claims a connection between the proliferation of fast-food restaurants and the coincidental surge in the rate of obesity
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Recent Examples of coincidental
The plot may seem halfway similar to Terminator 2: Judgment Day, but Johnstone insists any such overlap was purely coincidental.
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Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 23 June 2025
Experts say the scheduling of two executions on the same day appears to be purely coincidental, largely because most executions are held between Tuesdays and Thursdays.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 12 June 2025
Ironic isn’t strong enough to describe the scene — a coincidental confluence of events that epitomized a whirlwind weekend in Houston.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 2 June 2025
Whether the singles were planned or coincidental, the dual release has fans tuned in.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 20 June 2025
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Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 23 June 2025
Experts say the scheduling of two executions on the same day appears to be purely coincidental, largely because most executions are held between Tuesdays and Thursdays.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 12 June 2025
Ironic isn’t strong enough to describe the scene — a coincidental confluence of events that epitomized a whirlwind weekend in Houston.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 2 June 2025
Whether the singles were planned or coincidental, the dual release has fans tuned in.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coincidental
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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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Another suggestion is that there were two more or less coincident eruptions, one each in northern and southern hemispheres.—
Erik Klemetti,
Discover Magazine,
26 July 2011
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Twitch streams of people playing Rematch surpassed 40,000 concurrent viewers Monday night with the help of popular European content creator eliasn97, who accounted for three-quarters of those spectators.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
8 July 2025
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He’s expected to receive a concurrent state prison sentence for violating the terms of that program.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
24 June 2025
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An accompanying photo illustration showed the Bronze Fonz statue being hoisted off its pedestal on the RiverWalk in downtown Milwaukee.—
Chris Foran,
jsonline.com,
11 July 2025
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The findings reveal new insights into Greenland sled dogs’ spread and movement over millennia and also the accompanying human history.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
10 July 2025
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That’s highly synchronous, resulting in many, many animals making that migration simultaneously.—
Noël Fletcher,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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The sheer number of DNA shifts that must have occurred in rapid succession to create this synchronous outcome also reflects the strong pressure horses were likely under to become fast and tireless.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
27 Mar. 2025
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Third-wave feminism and its attendant media turned dieting (or at least talking about it) into something archaic and deeply uncool.—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
25 June 2025
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The attendant publicity lifted the album no higher than No. 15.—
Chris Morris,
Variety,
9 June 2025
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With a lockable synchronic-tilt mechanism and special Z-Shape design, the Kaiser 2 can accommodate a weight up to 180kg, quite a bit more than normal mechanisms on office chairs and the back can be reclined to an angle of 160 degrees which can be locked when not in rocking mode.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes,
11 Oct. 2021
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For his last runway collection, unveiled in September, Michele constructed a parallel universe of side-by-side shows separated by a wall that when lifted revealed twins in identical looks in synchronic stride.—
Colleen Barry,
Fortune,
24 Nov. 2022
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In the meantime, firms have flagged any associated macroeconomic downturn and dampening of consumer sentiment as a key concern.—
Karen Gilchrist,
CNBC,
11 July 2025
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Assuming agent fees of 10 per cent on the transfer plus associated levies, Norgaard’s signing will add £5.1m in amortisation costs to Arsenal’s 2025-26 figures, then £5.8m in 2026-27.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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“Coincidental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coincidental. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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