coincide
to occupy the same place in space, the same point or period in time, or the same relative position: The centers of concentric circles coincide. Our vacations coincided this year.
to correspond exactly, as in nature, character, etc.: His vocation coincides with his avocation.
to agree or concur, as in thought or opinion: Their opinions always coincide.
Origin of coincide
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- un·co·in·cid·ed, adjective
- un·co·in·cid·ing, adjective
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How to use coincide in a sentence
This uptick coincided with a series of economic downturns in the United States.
The DHS secretary could chart a new path on immigration. Will he? | Adam Goodman | February 2, 2021 | Washington PostUnfortunately, this only worked for a little while, as our launch coincided with the new era of mega food delivery platforms like DoorDash, Uber Eats, and Postmates.
Yes, the Dow fell in the last half-hour of trade, coinciding with the historic “insurrection” vote, but the real test comes in the Senate—whenever that may be.
Why Stimulus 3.0 + Impeachment 2.0 adds up to very little for investors | Bernhard Warner | January 14, 2021 | FortuneThat’s long been the case in Seattle, where Amazon’s growth from startup to the biggest corporate tenant of any major American city coincided with a boom that turned a relatively affordable housing market into one nation’s priciest.
Amazon pledges $2 billion for affordable homes near U.S. cities | Verne Kopytoff | January 6, 2021 | FortuneIn time, those Unconscionable Maps no longer satisfied, and the Cartographers Guilds struck a Map of the Empire whose size was that of the Empire, and which coincided point for point with it.
An Existential Crisis in Neuroscience - Issue 94: Evolving | Grigori Guitchounts | December 30, 2020 | Nautilus
These numbers coincide with balooning business for wildlife poaching, which is now a$300 billion industry.
To coincide with the launch of the DS in 2004, the company released Super Mario 64 DS, a remake of the beloved Super Mario 64.
The theme park is expected to open in 2015 to coincide with the World Expo in Milan.
One way to start: Time the release of the Senate report to coincide with the release of a CIA rebuttal.
Never Forget? The CIA Report and the Problem With Hindsight | Philip Mudd | March 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn fact, although Saudi Arabia and Israel are technically enemies, their interests coincide very closely in Syria.
Let It Bleed: No American Action Can Resolve the Syrian Conflict | Christopher Dickey | August 28, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThere was but one man in the camp who did not coincide in those glittering visions.
However, as our opinions coincide upon the passage in question, I am not disposed to pick a quarrel with him.
As causes precede effects, the causal order and the time order generally coincide.
English: Composition and Literature | W. F. (William Franklin) WebsterVirtue conducts not to happiness, nor crime to retribution: conscience has one logic, fate another; and neither coincide.
Toilers of the Sea | Victor HugoBut neither of these periods, can be truly said to coincide with the probable era of the chief's historical reminiscences.
The Indian in his Wigwam | Henry R. Schoolcraft
British Dictionary definitions for coincide
/ (ˌkəʊɪnˈsaɪd) /
to occur or exist simultaneously
to be identical in nature, character, etc
to agree
Origin of coincide
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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