it could be a coincidence vs It can't be a coincidence

These two phrases are opposite in meaning. 'It could be a coincidence' suggests that something might be a coincidence, while 'it can't be a coincidence' implies that something definitely is not a coincidence. They are not directly comparable as they convey contradictory ideas.

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it could be a coincidence

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to suggest that something may be a coincidence.

This phrase is used to express the possibility that a situation or event is a coincidence, meaning it happened by chance.

Examples:

I bumped into my old friend at the airport. It could be a coincidence.
The timing of the power outage and the storm could be a coincidence.

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Or it could be a coincidence.
It was weird, yes, but it could be a coincidence.
IT COULD BE A COINCIDENCE, OR AN ANOMALY. I CAN'T BE SURE
I knew it couldn't be a coincidence.
It could possibly be a coincidence.
It could just be a coincidence.
I knew that it couldn't be a coincidence, so I checked.
It could be just a coincidence, some random werewolf travelling through?
It could just be a coincidence, all right?
Couldn't it be just a coincidence?
- Couldn't it just be a coincidence?
I mean, it could all just be a coincidence, right?
Statistically, given the size of the campus, it could be a complete coincidence that the murdered student is also a member of the group of sociopathic young male cadaver thieves.
His death cannot be a coincidence.
Timeline's too tight to be a coincidence.
Could be a coincidence, but unlikely.
Hoffman's murder wasn't a coincidence.
What a coincidence - sam can help.
The roommate thing is a coincidence.
You know, sometimes A coincidence is just a coincidence.

It can't be a coincidence

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to assert that something is not a coincidence.

This phrase is used to state that a situation or event is not a coincidence, meaning it was not by chance.

Examples:

The similarities between the two paintings are too striking. It can't be a coincidence.
The fact that they both arrived late cannot be a coincidence.

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It can't be a coincidence that Jake keeps landing on a triangle.
It can't be a coincidence that the reporter wrote down the name "Pleiades".
Well, it can't be a coincidence that on the same day Hixton's car was taken, he was killed.
And it can't be a coincidence that you were jumped the same day you were questioned about a homicide.
It can't be a coincidence that the beast who killed Rebecca and Alistair is back in our lives, can it?
And it can't be a coincidence she died the day after receiving that video. Mnh-mnh.
She knows about vampire stuff, and it can't be a coincidence.
As you said, it can't be a coincidence when two agents go missing.
Look, it can't be a coincidence that the Bosworths were slaughtered hours after telling their kids they'd been disinherited.
Well, it can't be a coincidence that the majority is victims are known drug users.
So it can't be a coincidence that Ted adopted one of Annie's kids.
Look, whatever this screech is, it can't be a coincidence that it started just as the missile was about to hit the dome.
IT CAN'T BE A COINCIDENCE THAT ZOE GOES TO KAYLA JAMES' HOUSE AND GETS MURDERED.
It can't be a coincidence that Drechmeyer's vibe-finder pinged off the charts on the same day that you took the lid off Pandora's box.
It can't be a coincidence it lays out this way, Sandy.
Kate being activated, it can't be a coincidence.
Spent the night together, and it was amazing, but it can't be a coincidence that he's suddenly avoiding me.
You know, it can't be a coincidence that he was killed right there at about the same time that he has written down.
Well, it can't be a coincidence that Drechmeyer's vibe-finder
I know House ruled out mojo, but it can't be a coincidence-

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it could be a coincidence vs It can't be a coincidence