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
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Now Hornbuckle appears to have been jumping the gun, according to Murren, who coincidentally is the former chairman and CEO of MGM Resorts.
—Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Perhaps not coincidentally, by the time the first season ended, Tulsa King had become less of a lighthearted dramedy — about an old-fashioned New York crime boss way out of his element — and more of a conventional crime drama with betrayals, gunfights, and brooding regrets.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 18 Nov. 2024
Not coincidentally, the Chargers are 5-3, second in the AFC West.
—Elliott Teaford, Orange County Register, 7 Nov. 2024
Interestingly — and not coincidentally — Netflix and Paramount+ are the two streamers that allocate big chunks of their budgets to international content.
—Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2024
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Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Perhaps not coincidentally, by the time the first season ended, Tulsa King had become less of a lighthearted dramedy — about an old-fashioned New York crime boss way out of his element — and more of a conventional crime drama with betrayals, gunfights, and brooding regrets.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 18 Nov. 2024
Not coincidentally, the Chargers are 5-3, second in the AFC West.
—Elliott Teaford, Orange County Register, 7 Nov. 2024
Interestingly — and not coincidentally — Netflix and Paramount+ are the two streamers that allocate big chunks of their budgets to international content.
—Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Coincidentally.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coincidentally. Accessed 4 Dec. 2024.
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