coincidentally
adverb
co·in·ci·den·tal·ly
(ˌ)kō-ˌin(t)-sə-ˈdent-lē 
-ˈden-tə-lē
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: in a coincidental manner : by coincidence
lonely singles who meet coincidentally and click—
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: it is or seems coincidental that
coincidentally, the dog died exactly one year after his owner did
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Examples of coincidentally in a Sentence
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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Not coincidentally, Ohtani suffered a right-hamstring bruise when he was hit by a pickoff throw from Reds left-hander Brent Suter on May 16.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2024
That Tkachuk goal, coincidentally, is the only other overtime-winning power-play goal in the playoffs in franchise history.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 29 May 2024
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Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2024
That Tkachuk goal, coincidentally, is the only other overtime-winning power-play goal in the playoffs in franchise history.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 29 May 2024
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“Coincidentally.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coincidentally. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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