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
There are weird tech and conspiracy theories threaded throughout, from Lucy's AI copy of her dead wife to space age biotech to spies who might coincidentally be serial killer victims.
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Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
Álex Rodriguez, coincidentally, was at the White House on Thursday with Trump during a celebration of the MLS champions, Inter Miami.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
Perhaps not coincidentally, a Kroger Marketplace is right across the street.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Mar. 2026
Hollywood icon — and, semi-coincidentally, the Golden State’s 38th governor — Arnold Schwarzenegger will be inducted alongside his action-comedy co-star Jamie Lee Curtis during a ceremony this month.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 3 Mar. 2026
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Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
Álex Rodriguez, coincidentally, was at the White House on Thursday with Trump during a celebration of the MLS champions, Inter Miami.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
Perhaps not coincidentally, a Kroger Marketplace is right across the street.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Mar. 2026
Hollywood icon — and, semi-coincidentally, the Golden State’s 38th governor — Arnold Schwarzenegger will be inducted alongside his action-comedy co-star Jamie Lee Curtis during a ceremony this month.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 3 Mar. 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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Here’s a curtain-raiser on SXSW Music 2026, which runs from March 12-16 — with all of the different sub-festivals running concurrently, for the first time in the Austin gathering’s four-decade history.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
12 Mar. 2026
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Beyond the production of film and television based on preexisting books, Premeditated is working with Amazon and Entangled to concurrently develop film and television projects based on forthcoming literary titles.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
12 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Both timelines were filmed simultaneously.—
Emily Zemler,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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The Nuggets pulled off an even more dramatic 4-point play to tie it with eight seconds left when Jokic drained a 3-pointer off the catch and Jamal Murray was simultaneously fouled while setting a pin-down to free up Jokic.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Coincidentally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coincidentally. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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