coincide with (something)

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coincide with (something)

1. To happen at the same time as something else. Election day is going to coincide with the festival, so they are expecting a low turnout. Hey, can you go to the staff meeting for me today at 2:00? It coincides with a budget meeting I have. Sorry, I can't do 5:00, that coincides with my dentist appointment.
2. To match or be identical to something. My personality just coincides with his—that's why we get along so well. I'm sorry, but that marketing campaign just doesn't coincide with our brand. I was a little nervous about bringing my cousins to the black-tie event in Manhattan, thinking their wild ways might not coincide with high society.
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coincide with something

to agree with or match something; [for something] to happen at the same time as something else. This pattern coincides with the pattern we see in the carpet. My birthday sometimes coincides with Thanksgiving Day.
See also: coincide
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It was then, when the flame was full upon him, that the locksmith saw for the first time how haggard, pale, and changed he looked; how worn and thin he was; how perfectly his whole appearance coincided with all that he had said so strangely as they rode along.
However, the stunning increase in cases coincided with tougher enforcement of the Traffic Law, which in March prompted criticism from drivers, MPs and municipal councillors - leading to the introduction of new speed limits on some roads.
The final lunar eclipse of the year coincided with the harvest moon - when the moon's face is fully illuminated when seen from Earth.
In an interview with KUNA, the Kuwaiti meteorologist said that the daytime average of the fasting month will be at around 14 hours, adding that Ramadan this year coincided with the summer solstice.
His disappearance coincided with the murder of his children's nanny Sandra Rivett, as well as an attack on his wife, Veronica.
"It would be good if the President's words coincided with the actions," MP Ravshan Jeenbekov said on April 9 at a plenary session of the Parliament.
As a result of the ruble depreciation the dollar-denominated revenues in 2Q decreased by 1% compared to the same period of the last year and coincided with market expectations.
The traditional 40-day period of dog days once coincided with the heliacal (at sunrise) rising of Sirius.
"His form has coincided with Manchester United's form at the end of the season and it's on that basis, a good defence and a good goalkeeper, that league titles are won.
Summary: DUBAI - Women's role in the banking and finance sector will be discussed on Wednesday at a one day conference in Sharjah Expo Centre, which coincided with the Career exhibition.
"She was delighted to get the book deal and it coincided with Gareth's birthday, right before Christmas and just after The X Factor - so she could finally let her hair down."
Yesterday's full moon nearly coincided with the moon's arrival at its closest point in its orbit around the earth, resulting in the biggest, visible full moon in about two decades.
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The minister's statements coincided with a campaign launched by Jordanian committees opposed to the normalization of ties with the Jewish state, which aims to boycott Israeli goods under the slogan "towards a Jordan free of the Zionist enemy' goods."
Phil Cookes, from Guide Dogs for the Blind Nuneaton and Bedworth, said "This was an excellent result which coincided with a visit by future Guide Dog users.