Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Occurring as or resulting from coincidence.
- adjective Happening or existing at the same time.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of coincidence or a coincidence; happening at or about the same time as another event to which it is in some notable way related.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Coincident.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
Occurring as or resulting fromcoincidence . - adjective Happening or existing at the same time.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective occurring or operating at the same time
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Examples
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How coincidental is it that it falls on the eve of the inauguration of our first black president?
To Have a Dream Lauren Thomas 2009
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While it seems to be coincidental, the German word for 'Song' would be 'Lied', which actually is neuter.
On linguistic dreams DC 2010
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And how coincidental is it that he just happens to be working with Angus Scrimm, star of my all time favorite horror film ‘Phantasm.’
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And how coincidental is it that he just happens to be working with Angus Scrimm, star of my all time favorite horror film ‘Phantasm.’
The Tail Section » LOST’s Dominic Monaghan Hard at Work on ‘I Sell the Dead’ 2007
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That resulted in coincidental roughing minors for Crosby and Kovalev, an ex-Penguin.
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I’m reading Groundswell at the moment, and call it coincidental but I’ve had a couple of very positive experiences with brands this week that I’d like to share.
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I’m reading Groundswell at the moment, and call it coincidental but I’ve had a couple of very positive experiences with brands this week that I’d like to share.
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I sincerely hoped that the name was coincidental and had nothing to do with any sort of Halloween-inspired massacres at my new home.
How to Flirt with A Naked Werewolf Molly Harper 2011
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I sincerely hoped that the name was coincidental and had nothing to do with any sort of Halloween-inspired massacres at my new home.
How to Flirt with A Naked Werewolf Molly Harper 2011
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I sincerely hoped that the name was coincidental and had nothing to do with any sort of Halloween-inspired massacres at my new home.
How to Flirt with A Naked Werewolf Molly Harper 2011
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