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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The Rebels’ 6-0 start is their best since 1974, while their win over Wyoming in early October was UNLV’s first road win there since, coincidentally, 1974.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 14 Oct. 2025
The Revolution still celebrated charismatic leaders from the struggle against Somoza—figures who, not coincidentally, were guerrilla leaders whose authority stemmed from heroism in armed struggle and whose instrument of politics was violence.
—Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 8 Oct. 2025
Shadow of the Vampire coincidentally shares many of its themes with Nope, Jordan Peele's very satisfying summer hit (and one of 2022's best films).
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
Since Ebert’s death in 2013 (coincidentally, in April, just weeks before the year’s Ebertfest), Kohn said the festival has sold about 500 festival passes annually and also sells a number of individual tickets to locals every year.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 1 Oct. 2025
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Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 14 Oct. 2025
The Revolution still celebrated charismatic leaders from the struggle against Somoza—figures who, not coincidentally, were guerrilla leaders whose authority stemmed from heroism in armed struggle and whose instrument of politics was violence.
—Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 8 Oct. 2025
Shadow of the Vampire coincidentally shares many of its themes with Nope, Jordan Peele's very satisfying summer hit (and one of 2022's best films).
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
Since Ebert’s death in 2013 (coincidentally, in April, just weeks before the year’s Ebertfest), Kohn said the festival has sold about 500 festival passes annually and also sells a number of individual tickets to locals every year.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Coincidentally.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coincidentally. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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