Definition of coincidentallynext
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 Not coincidentally, the 11/12 result is the only one of the 722 OpenAI papers released on October 6 to have been edited by a person. — Quanta Magazine, 19 Oct. 2026 American Symphony, Will & Harper, My Mom Jayne — all were showered with trophies by precursor awards ceremonies and, not coincidentally, all were DOA with voters in the doc branch. — Nate Jones, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026 Six points from six games represents United's worst start in the Premier League era, and on Sunday comes a clash with fierce rival Leeds at Elland Road, coincidentally the setting for Amorim's final game. — ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026 Not coincidentally, these are the decades when adults are the most physically active (though lifetime physical activity levels probably peak for most of us at about age 3, research shows, and decline from then on). — Aaron Steckelberg, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for coincidentally
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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
  • 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
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  • The Jezebel short has amassed more than four million views on the popular horror YouTube channel Alter, and Vasaria is concurrently developing the property as a feature film in the vein of route taken by horror hits Obsession and Backrooms.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Tam said Wong would serve the remaining two months of the sentence for his first national security conviction concurrently with the new sentence.
    — Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
Adverb
  • All four spiral slides are open to the public and allow four people to ride simultaneously from various entrances such as the family-style restaurants, the Google offices, the Rosewood Hotel, and the Arte Abierto Art Space.
    — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Kornacki was stationed about 15 feet away from the network’s main desk, but both the TV broadcast and the live stream were able to run simultaneously without interfering with one another.
    — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2026

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“Coincidentally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coincidentally. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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