co-occurrence

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Recent Examples of co-occurrence Overlapping risk factors and immune system vulnerability likely explain the co-occurrence of these two cancers. Health Editorial Team, Health, 3 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for co-occurrence
Noun
  • Studies across the tree of life are finding that genome duplication isn’t exactly an infrequent occurrence.
    Carrie Arnold Contributing, Quanta Magazine, 2 Sep. 2026
  • As dark occurrences begin to shatter the quiet of their isolated home, the boy is forced to navigate a harrowing psychological nightmare where the line between real-world madness and supernatural terror blurs.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • This was an unusual-feeling time to begin with, what made it so that coincidences seemed like the work of destiny.
    Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Here’s how this unlikely meteorological coincidence happened.
    Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 27 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • My first thought was that his team-leading three interceptions in 2025 might not be a fluke.
    Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Can Santa Margarita show its 2025 championship in the first year of Carson Palmer as coach was no fluke?
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The weather phenomenon has been known to intensify the yearly Harmattan winds, which dry out topsoil and cause pods to fall.
    Paige Bruton, semafor.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The 10-sided phenomenon appears to have formed over the planet’s south pole recently, but no one is quite sure why.
    Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 2 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • As more cars wrecked behind the incident, NASCAR was forced to throw the caution flag — freezing the field with Preece in front.
    Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The teen, a standout player on his high school football team, remains behind bars over the alleged incident.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026

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“Co-occurrence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/co-occurrence. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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