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, Netanyahu’s coalition—which dominates the Knesset with a majority of sixty-four seats, out of a hundred and twenty—has renewed its legislative assault on the court.
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Bernard Avishai, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
The Knicks were here last season and lost to the Indiana Pacers (coincidentally, another 3-4 matchup) in six games.
—Tony Jones, New York Times, 18 May 2026
Filmmaker Daphne Schmon launched her nonprofit Breaking Through the Lens in 2018 at the Cannes Film Festival, coincidentally the same year of the demonstration on the steps of the Palais.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026
The story begins in earnest years later, when Grant and the girl’s older sister, the dorky Helen Zhang, coincidentally end up in the same TV-writer’s room.
—The Atlantic, 14 May 2026
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Bernard Avishai, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
The Knicks were here last season and lost to the Indiana Pacers (coincidentally, another 3-4 matchup) in six games.
—Tony Jones, New York Times, 18 May 2026
Filmmaker Daphne Schmon launched her nonprofit Breaking Through the Lens in 2018 at the Cannes Film Festival, coincidentally the same year of the demonstration on the steps of the Palais.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026
The story begins in earnest years later, when Grant and the girl’s older sister, the dorky Helen Zhang, coincidentally end up in the same TV-writer’s room.
—The Atlantic, 14 May 2026
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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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In the museum’s Cain Gallery, running concurrently, is a photography show by Aimee Tomasek, associate professor of communication and visual arts at Valparaiso University.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2026
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For the first time ever, in the parks’ history, a movie and a ride will debut concurrently, and that has never been done before.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
23 May 2026
Adverb
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Check-in is easy, with two desks working simultaneously to register guests and attentive staff to take your luggage off your hands and replace it with a fizzy, fruity welcome drink.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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In a burst of primary color and trompe l’oeil trickery, five dice—red, yellow, blue, green, white—are suspended against a maroon field densely latticed with dice shapes, the cubes appearing simultaneously to lie stationary on its pip-stippled surface and to tumble downward through space.—
James Quandt,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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“Coincidentally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coincidentally. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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