coincided
v.v. to happen at the same time as something else. You use this when two events occur together by chance or because they were planned that way.
v. to occur at the same time or during the same period. Intransitive; often followed by the preposition 'with' to link two simultaneous events.
The festival coincided with the public holiday.
The release of the new film coincided with the lead actor's birthday, creating a massive media event.
Historians noted that the economic downturn coincided with a period of intense political instability, though they debate whether one event directly caused the other.
The verb is intransitive and typically takes the preposition 'with'.
The meeting coincided the lunch break.The meeting coincided with the lunch break.Coincide is intransitive and requires the preposition 'with' before the object.