as in occurrence
the occurrence or existence of several things at once
the coincidence of the last note of the violin with the sound of the bell
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Recent Examples of coincidence
And, by sheer coincidence, these same groups are always on the ground in places where the locals risk behaving in ways in which the EU disapproves — most recently Ukraine, Georgia, Romania and Slovakia.
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Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 23 Feb. 2025
Of course, no story with this amount of serendipitous coincidence could exist without someone offering a different takeaway.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 21 Feb. 2025
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Other mathematicians now hope to explore the even deeper conceptual reason why the strange coincidence McKay uncovered is true.
—Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
While there’s the coincidence that his exit follows Amazon MGM Studios’ full creative control of Bond from Barbara Broccoli and Michael Wilson, the two instances are not connected.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 21 Feb. 2025
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Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 23 Feb. 2025
Of course, no story with this amount of serendipitous coincidence could exist without someone offering a different takeaway.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 21 Feb. 2025
Related: Mathematicians Chase Moonshine’s Shadow The ‘Useless’ Perspective That Transformed Mathematics
Galois Groups and the Symmetries of Polynomials
Other mathematicians now hope to explore the even deeper conceptual reason why the strange coincidence McKay uncovered is true.
—Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
While there’s the coincidence that his exit follows Amazon MGM Studios’ full creative control of Bond from Barbara Broccoli and Michael Wilson, the two instances are not connected.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 21 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for coincidence
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“Coincidence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coincidence. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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