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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 choice of name was coincidental but Lee and Kirby were anxious to avoid any connection to radical politics.
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Ekow Eshun
july 11, Literary Hub, 11 July 2025
This incident came during an ugly coincidental 72-hour period involving a trio of former Cowboys players.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 June 2025
The visual allusion to the catastrophic collapse of the Dutch tulip market in 1637 was wholly coincidental.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 13 May 2025
Any resemblance to actual places, events or persons – living or deceased – is purely coincidental and unintentional.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 5 July 2025
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Ekow Eshun
july 11, Literary Hub, 11 July 2025
This incident came during an ugly coincidental 72-hour period involving a trio of former Cowboys players.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 June 2025
The visual allusion to the catastrophic collapse of the Dutch tulip market in 1637 was wholly coincidental.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 13 May 2025
Any resemblance to actual places, events or persons – living or deceased – is purely coincidental and unintentional.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 5 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for coincidental
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
Adjective
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In Father of the Bride Part II, Annie (played by Kimberly Williams-Paisley) and her mom Nina (portrayed by Diane Keaton) also have concurrent pregnancies.—
Luke Chinman,
People.com,
22 July 2025
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The concurrent blazes killed 30 people and destroyed more than 16,200 buildings – compared to 85 and 18,800 for the Camp inferno, which wiped out the Northern California town of Paradise.—
Jorge L. Ortiz,
USA Today,
22 July 2025
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The result, the Electron E1 and its accompanying compiler, is now heading to developers and early partners.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
24 July 2025
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The production will incorporate images and illusions across three accompanying projection screens to complement Williams’ earliest attempts at merging cinematic reality with stage illusion.—
CHRISTINA MAYO,
Miami Herald,
23 July 2025
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Schools will be closed and students will have a synchronous eLearning day from home, school district officials announced Monday afternoon.—
Leo Bertucci,
Louisville Courier Journal,
10 Feb. 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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Literally trapped as Isaac in Iris’ fever dream, Lerman is more than up to the task, guiding his character through his own wide range of emotions (and attendant facial expressions).—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
23 July 2025
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Thus, European migrants easily and quickly became U.S. citizens and gained access to the attendant rights, privileges, and protections that came with it.—
Time,
Time,
14 July 2025
Adjective
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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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Step 2 – Develop Character To Increase Psychological Safety Unlike personality, which is considered semi-stable with no associated development paradigm, character behaviors are habits that can be developed but can also erode.—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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However, other information, including associated reminders and tasks, remains stored.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 July 2025
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“Coincidental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coincidental. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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