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as in accompanying
present at the same time and place
the hard economic times and the coincident increase in crime were a double strain on the city's social services
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as in coinciding
occupying the same space
a study to determine whether the areas with the highest family incomes were coincident with the locations boasting the highest percentage of college graduates
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as in synchronous
existing or occurring at the same period of time
coincident changes in the region's demographic makeup that were little noted at the time
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Recent Examples of coincident
The Business Cycle Dating Committee looks at several monthly data series of coincident indicators, those that tend to change at the same time as the overall economy.
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Bill Conerly, Forbes, 5 July 2022
These two events are coincident with a decrease in the production and activity of stem cells.
—Gabriel A. Silva, Forbes, 1 Feb. 2022
The tendency of policymakers to date has been to view the harms from internet platforms not as systemic, but as a series of coincident issues.
—Roger McNamee, Wired, 24 July 2021
Several of our hottest summers in the past decade have been coincident with developing La Niñas.
—Matt Rogers, Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2020
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Bill Conerly, Forbes, 5 July 2022
These two events are coincident with a decrease in the production and activity of stem cells.
—Gabriel A. Silva, Forbes, 1 Feb. 2022
The tendency of policymakers to date has been to view the harms from internet platforms not as systemic, but as a series of coincident issues.
—Roger McNamee, Wired, 24 July 2021
Several of our hottest summers in the past decade have been coincident with developing La Niñas.
—Matt Rogers, Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coincident
Adjective
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The parade and accompanying rhetoric highlight how central the military remains to Iran's national posture, especially as the U.S. continues to build up its military presence in the Middle East.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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Watch the accompanying music video, directed and produced by Militarie Gun frontman Ian Shelton, below.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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In such systems, provisioning large workloads with synchronous processing and very low latency requirements can be challenging.—
Ravi Laudya,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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Usually, migrations do not need synchronous processing and can be handled asynchronously without any manual effort.—
Ravi Laudya,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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But the underlying metrics suggest that might not be sustainable.—
Katie Woo,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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The three levels of analysis each describe the same underlying reality—how fluids flow.—
Jack Murtagh,
Scientific American,
14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Because of that, drawing flourished as a wholly independent medium in the 1970s, thanks to the concurrent rise of idea-intensive Conceptual art.—
Christopher Knight,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2025
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Moreover, a part-time H-1B that is cap-subject can be paired with a part-time or full-time concurrent H-1B at a traditionally cap-subject employer.—
Sophie Alcorn,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Artist and photographer Nona Faustine, who made Black womanhood and the attendant topics of identity, history, and representation her subjects in works of stunning visual power, died in New York on March 20.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
28 Mar. 2025
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Whereas distressed assets do have great upside potential, there are also attendant risks that should be properly addressed.—
Arman Harutyunyan,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 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
Adjective
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Many critics contest claims of widespread discrimination against Christians in U.S. society, given that Christians are the country’s largest faith group and benefit from associated privileges.—
Michael Pasek,
The Conversation,
18 Apr. 2025
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Marijuana − medical and recreational − is legal throughout more than half of the United States, and for some looking to familiarize themselves with the plant and its effects, learning all of the associated terminology may feel daunting.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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While that trend has been in place for years, recent events suggest an acceleration in sales — and the timing may not be coincidental.—
Joel Shulman,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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The White House has not commented on how the formula was created, so the similarities may simply be coincidental.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Coincident.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coincident. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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