co-occurrence

noun

Definition of co-occurrencenext
as in occurrence

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for co-occurrence
  1. occurrence
  2. coincidence
  3. fluke
  4. phenomenon
  5. incident
Noun
  • Staff protests over pay are now such a regular occurrence that students like Aguilar have lost at least a class per week this year.
    Patrick Gillespie Bloomberg News (TNS), arkansasonline.com, 15 Dec. 2024
  • After weeks of mysterious drone sightings across New Jersey, residents in other East Coast states have started to report similar occurrences.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of occurrence
Noun
  • Ruby has slept with drop dead—far more than could conceivably be a coincidence.
    Judy Berman, TIME, 17 Dec. 2024
  • As cases of missing Americans continue to captivate the public’s attention, this culmination of events is not necessarily a coincidence, according to Lauren Cook, a clinical psychologist who specializes in anxiety and is based in Los Angeles.
    Amanda Musa, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of coincidence
Noun
  • The Red Bulls, the seventh-seeded team in the Eastern Conference, look to convince prospective sponsors and season ticket holders that this season wasn’t a fluke.
    Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 7 Dec. 2024
  • But in his second season behind the bench, 42-year-old first-time head coach Spencer Carbery seems to be proving that his team’s unexpected appearance in the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs was no fluke.
    Carol Schram, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of fluke
Noun
  • Gill resurfaced on social media earlier in 2024, after a three-year hiatus leading to a deluge of excited messages from his followers, many of whom have likened the social media phenomenon to a David who took on Wall Street's Goliaths and won.
    Manya Saini, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Auroral activity will likely weaken through the weekend, though Friday night’s forecast could increase and cause the phenomenon to be more visible to more people, according to NOAA’s three-day forecast.
    Ty Roush, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of phenomenon
Noun
  • But that incident happened in Canton, Ohio, and the woman was not a Haitian immigrant.
    Maria Ramirez Uribe and Amy Sherman, Journal Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024
  • That means talking to the parents, teachers and even law enforcement to see if there have been any reports of incidents at the home.
    Holly Yan, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of incident
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