coincident
adjective
co·in·ci·dent
kō-ˈin(t)-sə-dənt 
-ˌdent
1
: of similar nature : harmonious
a theory coincident with the facts
2
: occupying the same space or time
coincident events
Animal hibernation is usually coincident with the approach of winter.
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the hard economic times and the coincident increase in crime were a double strain on the city's social services
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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The timing of these changes were roughly coincident with clarification of Information Blocking rules and Epic’s introduction of its own competing product.
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Seth Joseph, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
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
The researchers say the onset of rapid warming at the summit is coincident with a weakening and shifting in the polar vortex that began in the mid-1980s.
—Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 15 Apr. 2013
These coincident indicators look fairly good as of on July 1, 2022.
—Bill Conerly, Forbes, 5 July 2022
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Seth Joseph, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
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
The researchers say the onset of rapid warming at the summit is coincident with a weakening and shifting in the polar vortex that began in the mid-1980s.
—Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 15 Apr. 2013
These coincident indicators look fairly good as of on July 1, 2022.
—Bill Conerly, Forbes, 5 July 2022
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coincident
adjective
co·in·ci·dent
kō-ˈin(t)-səd-ənt
1
: of similar nature : harmonious
a theory coincident with the facts
2
: occupying the same space or time
coincident events
coincidently
adverb
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