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, four of the five companies featured here were among the top 20 on Fortune’s 2024 list of America’s Most Innovative Companies, coproduced with data-gathering firm Statista—and Alphabet was No. 1.
—Nicolas Rapp, Fortune, 19 May 2024
The squirrel turned up at three different games in the 2011 series against the Phillies, and, coincidentally or not, the Cardinals won the series, then went on to win the World Series.
—Victor Mather, New York Times, 16 May 2024
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Nicolas Rapp, Fortune, 19 May 2024
The squirrel turned up at three different games in the 2011 series against the Phillies, and, coincidentally or not, the Cardinals won the series, then went on to win the World Series.
—Victor Mather, New York Times, 16 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for coincidentally
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“Coincidentally.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coincidentally. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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