coincidentally
adverb
co·in·ci·den·tal·ly
(ˌ)kō-ˌin(t)-sə-ˈden-tə-lē 
-ˈdent-lē
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: 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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The Knicks were here last season and lost to the Indiana Pacers (coincidentally, another 3-4 matchup) in six games.
—Tony Jones, New York Times, 18 May 2026
Not coincidentally, Netanyahu’s coalition—which dominates the Knesset with a majority of sixty-four seats, out of a hundred and twenty—has renewed its legislative assault on the court.
—Bernard Avishai, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
There were three, after all, which was coincidentally the same number of espresso machines in our extra-large connecting rooms.
—Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 14 May 2026
Filmmaker Daphne Schmon launched her nonprofit Breaking Through the Lens in 2018 at the Cannes Film Festival, coincidentally the same year of the demonstration on the steps of the Palais.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026
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Tony Jones, New York Times, 18 May 2026
Not coincidentally, Netanyahu’s coalition—which dominates the Knesset with a majority of sixty-four seats, out of a hundred and twenty—has renewed its legislative assault on the court.
—Bernard Avishai, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
There were three, after all, which was coincidentally the same number of espresso machines in our extra-large connecting rooms.
—Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 14 May 2026
Filmmaker Daphne Schmon launched her nonprofit Breaking Through the Lens in 2018 at the Cannes Film Festival, coincidentally the same year of the demonstration on the steps of the Palais.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026
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“Coincidentally.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coincidentally. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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