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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Now, two weeks later, comes Marvel’s The Fantastic Four: First Steps—which, coincidentally or not, seems similarly positioned as an injection of Technicolor fizz into a progressively more leaden franchise.
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David Sims, The Atlantic, 25 July 2025
With the recent reporting done by Florida newspapers, it’s been alleged that Florida hatched a plan with major Republican donors, who coincidentally do business with the state, to build out an immigration holding area in the Everglades.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 July 2025
There is something so terribly alluring about a procedural with an unlikely protagonist in the vein of Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple (which Lansbury, coincidentally, also played on screen).
—Rance Collins, IndieWire, 26 July 2025
Not coincidentally, a tax break for coal exports was a late add to the legislation.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 3 July 2025
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David Sims, The Atlantic, 25 July 2025
With the recent reporting done by Florida newspapers, it’s been alleged that Florida hatched a plan with major Republican donors, who coincidentally do business with the state, to build out an immigration holding area in the Everglades.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 July 2025
There is something so terribly alluring about a procedural with an unlikely protagonist in the vein of Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple (which Lansbury, coincidentally, also played on screen).
—Rance Collins, IndieWire, 26 July 2025
Not coincidentally, a tax break for coal exports was a late add to the legislation.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 3 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for coincidentally
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“Coincidentally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coincidentally. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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