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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With the recent reporting done by Florida newspapers, it’s been alleged that Florida hatched a plan with major Republican donors, who coincidentally do business with the state, to build out an immigration holding area in the Everglades.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 July 2025
There is something so terribly alluring about a procedural with an unlikely protagonist in the vein of Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple (which Lansbury, coincidentally, also played on screen).
—Rance Collins, IndieWire, 26 July 2025
Not coincidentally, a tax break for coal exports was a late add to the legislation.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 3 July 2025
Perhaps not coincidentally, Alabama also had the highest denial rates for in-network claims by insurers on the individual marketplace in 2023, according to a KFF analysis: 34%.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 15 July 2025
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Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 July 2025
There is something so terribly alluring about a procedural with an unlikely protagonist in the vein of Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple (which Lansbury, coincidentally, also played on screen).
—Rance Collins, IndieWire, 26 July 2025
Not coincidentally, a tax break for coal exports was a late add to the legislation.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 3 July 2025
Perhaps not coincidentally, Alabama also had the highest denial rates for in-network claims by insurers on the individual marketplace in 2023, according to a KFF analysis: 34%.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 15 July 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 3 Aug. 2025.
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