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
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
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Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 20 Apr. 2025
Not coincidentally, the interaction between the two was the subject of fan and press interest.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
Not so coincidentally, the S&P 500’s total return was about 64.1% during this same period.
—Wes Moss, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Ye’s hate train first began on Super Bowl LIX weekend, coincidentally the same weekend that Lamar was slated to perform during the Apple Music halftime show.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 27 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for coincidentally
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“Coincidentally.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coincidentally. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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