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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 parallels are coincidental.
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ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, with the country living in terror under Homelander’s reign, Kripke previously noted that the real-world political parallels in Season 5 are coincidental, as the concluding episodes were written before the 2024 election.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2026
In my outsider opinion, none of this is coincidental.
—William Mersey, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
And while the timing may be purely coincidental, the fact that Forza Horizon 6 is launching as the first major release since Xbox’s leadership upheaval puts it in a position to represent this new era for the brand.
—Andrew Webster, The Verge, 8 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, with the country living in terror under Homelander’s reign, Kripke previously noted that the real-world political parallels in Season 5 are coincidental, as the concluding episodes were written before the 2024 election.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2026
In my outsider opinion, none of this is coincidental.
—William Mersey, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
And while the timing may be purely coincidental, the fact that Forza Horizon 6 is launching as the first major release since Xbox’s leadership upheaval puts it in a position to represent this new era for the brand.
—Andrew Webster, The Verge, 8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coincidental
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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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He was also sentenced to a concurrent five-year term for tampering with physical evidence.—
Christine Pelisek,
PEOPLE,
30 Apr. 2026
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That changed in 2020, when the coronavirus pandemic forced people inside and online, leading to a spike in streaming viewership — and a concurrent rise in discussion on Letterboxd.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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The effort of arrival brings a sense of achievement and the accompanying drum roll imagined when reaching a special place.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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The accompanying video underscores that intimacy, pairing the track with a montage of archival photos and performance footage spanning Prince’s life and career.—
SPIN Staff,
SPIN,
20 Apr. 2026
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If viable, Bloostar will be able to lift a 308-lb (140-kg) payload into a 125-mile (200-km) low-Earth orbit, or 165 lb (75 kg) to a 375-mile (600-km) Sun-synchronous orbit.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 Apr. 2026
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This synchronous tidal locking is not a special relationship between the Earth and Moon, though.—
Ray Petelin,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
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The question now is, what will the effect of the Biennale—and all its attendant drama—be on Allen’s market?—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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Tickets for the live awards show and its attendant events in Las Vegas are available here.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
22 Apr. 2026
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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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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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Berman and Kessler maintain that Learfield, Playfly Sports, JMI Sports and various third-party brand sponsors don’t fit the definition of an associated entity.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Most data can be accessed either by clicking on the appropriate circle or scrolling down the page to find the associated chart.—
Andrew Gebhart,
PC Magazine,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Coincidental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coincidental. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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