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Coincidental

usgb/kəʊˌɪnsɪˈdentl/Volume
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Chance Encounter

Refers to an unexpected meeting between people that was not planned.

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Running into my high school teacher at the airport was completely coincidental.
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Mistaken Causation

Two events may occur simultaneously without one causing the other.

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Her success and my resignation were purely coincidental and unrelated.
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Surprising Parallel

Used when two things happen together in a way that seems surprising or noteworthy.

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It was quite coincidental that we both wore the same dress on the same day.
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