coincidentally
adverb
co·in·ci·den·tal·ly
(ˌ)kō-ˌin(t)-sə-ˈdent-lē 
-ˈden-tə-lē
1
: in a coincidental manner : by coincidence
lonely singles who meet coincidentally and click—
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: it is or seems coincidental that
coincidentally, the dog died exactly one year after his owner did
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Examples of coincidentally in a Sentence
the final stages of the Napoleonic Wars were fought coincidentally with the U.S.-British conflict known as the War of 1812
Recent Examples on the Web
This was coincidentally the same week 60 Minutes spent a week at 30 Rock doing a feature on the long-running sketch-comedy show.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 24 Sep. 2024
The 20-4 victory over the Marlins also guaranteed the Dodgers a spot in the playoffs, which will coincidentally be Ohtani’s first appearance in the postseason after missing out in each of his six seasons with the Los Angeles Angels.
—George Ramsay, CNN, 21 Sep. 2024
Leavitt had a sandwich named after him, coincidentally a life goal for the author of this newsletter.
—Matthew Self, The Arizona Republic, 19 Sep. 2024
Zoom in: Richmond Twitter doesn't cuss enough to be in the top swearing cities, but Hampton — which coincidentally has the world's largest naval station — does.
—Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 16 Sep. 2024
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Lauren Huff, EW.com, 24 Sep. 2024
The 20-4 victory over the Marlins also guaranteed the Dodgers a spot in the playoffs, which will coincidentally be Ohtani’s first appearance in the postseason after missing out in each of his six seasons with the Los Angeles Angels.
—George Ramsay, CNN, 21 Sep. 2024
Leavitt had a sandwich named after him, coincidentally a life goal for the author of this newsletter.
—Matthew Self, The Arizona Republic, 19 Sep. 2024
Zoom in: Richmond Twitter doesn't cuss enough to be in the top swearing cities, but Hampton — which coincidentally has the world's largest naval station — does.
—Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 16 Sep. 2024
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“Coincidentally.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coincidentally. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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