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
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.
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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
Dewsbury-Hall is just the 12th player in Premier League history to be in this position, a list that coincidentally includes current Everton assistant manager Billy McKinlay during the 1996-97 season with Blackburn Rovers.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 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
Dewsbury-Hall is just the 12th player in Premier League history to be in this position, a list that coincidentally includes current Everton assistant manager Billy McKinlay during the 1996-97 season with Blackburn Rovers.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 1 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 10-year vehicular homicide sentence, if accepted by the judge, will run concurrently with pending sentences in two separate Arapahoe County cases, according to the agreement.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
22 Oct. 2025
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Clinefelter ordered the sentences — four years and two years, respectively — to be served concurrently.—
Dennis Romero,
NBC news,
18 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Now both those properties have simultaneously hit the market.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
24 Oct. 2025
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Taylor Swift Beats The Beatles' Record Swift recently made music history, surpassing a long-standing Beatles record by scoring seven songs simultaneously in the United World Top 10—a feat announced by the World Music Awards and reported by on October 13.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Coincidentally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coincidentally. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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