as in coincidently
at one and the same time
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 inaugural festivities take place in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20, a date that coincidentally coincides with the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday.
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Chris Willman, Variety, 13 Jan. 2025
The Cowboys’ final game that season was, coincidentally, at home against Washington.
—Saad Yousuf, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
The reason the two don't always sync—and sometime coincidentally do—is based on the two different calendars.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Now, Ramos is six seasons into his career with the Carolina Panthers (a team that, coincidentally, boasts the league's only Latino-heritage head coach in Dave Canales, as of this writing).
—Alan Chazaro, NPR, 21 Dec. 2024
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Chris Willman, Variety, 13 Jan. 2025
The Cowboys’ final game that season was, coincidentally, at home against Washington.
—Saad Yousuf, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
The reason the two don't always sync—and sometime coincidentally do—is based on the two different calendars.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Now, Ramos is six seasons into his career with the Carolina Panthers (a team that, coincidentally, boasts the league's only Latino-heritage head coach in Dave Canales, as of this writing).
—Alan Chazaro, NPR, 21 Dec. 2024
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“Coincidentally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coincidentally. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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