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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Recent Examples of coincidentally
Cook’s momentum coincidentally took him to a bench where the Chiefs running backs were sitting.
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Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2025
O’Brien has also steered the organization with a firm hand through its most turbulent moments, including the pandemic, which, coincidentally became a big turning point in its growth trajectory.
—Katie Abel, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025
The band, which still doesn’t include Richie Sambora, will be performing four nights at Madison Square Garden in July — the same month as Rush’s quartet of reunion shows, coincidentally — before jetting off for three additional dates in Ireland, Scotland, and England.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2025
Mary Miller tasted the pie made by a friend, coincidentally also a Mary Miller.
—Pervaiz Shallwani, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Oct. 2025
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Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2025
O’Brien has also steered the organization with a firm hand through its most turbulent moments, including the pandemic, which, coincidentally became a big turning point in its growth trajectory.
—Katie Abel, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025
The band, which still doesn’t include Richie Sambora, will be performing four nights at Madison Square Garden in July — the same month as Rush’s quartet of reunion shows, coincidentally — before jetting off for three additional dates in Ireland, Scotland, and England.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2025
Mary Miller tasted the pie made by a friend, coincidentally also a Mary Miller.
—Pervaiz Shallwani, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coincidentally
Adverb
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Baltimore had coincidently fallen 17 points below its scoring average, and the Ravens fell to 1-3 for the first time since 2015 — a campaign that ended with a 5-11 record.—
Mike Jones,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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In Oshkosh, Franki runs a foundation that fights teen suicide and, coincidently, the office space sits in an old George Webb location.—
Jack Albright,
jsonline.com,
20 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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The Australian series runs concurrently with the second season of the US version starring Mel Owens.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
4 Nov. 2025
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Zhang ordered the sentences for murder and assault to run concurrently, meaning Daniel will serve both sentences at the same time.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
3 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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However, carbon substrate structure optimization and catalyst coordination environment modulation must be done simultaneously to maximize the potential of these catalysts, according to study published in Advanced Fiber Materials.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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The air traffic control system was functioning fairly well during the shutdown until this past weekend, when staffing shortages occurred at dozens of facilities simultaneously.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Coincidentally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coincidentally. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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