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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Morton spent the last two seasons as the Denver Broncos passing game coordinator and is now, coincidentally, Johnson’s successor as the Lions offensive coordinator.
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Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
Not so coincidentally, Buss and Hudson have been good friends for decades.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 24 Feb. 2025
That difference between them proves rather problematic when Stuart tricks Ted into merging their firm with another that's coincidentally run by Ted's ex, Samantha (Rachelle Goulding), and then cuts his partner out of the deal.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025
The identity of that somebody else is an open question, but the two remaining favorites would seem to be the Memphis Grizzlies’ Jaren Jackson Jr. and the Cleveland Cavaliers’ Evan Mobley — the two who, coincidentally, finished first and third in 2023 before Rudy Gobert took the award last season.
—John Hollinger, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
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Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
Not so coincidentally, Buss and Hudson have been good friends for decades.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 24 Feb. 2025
That difference between them proves rather problematic when Stuart tricks Ted into merging their firm with another that's coincidentally run by Ted's ex, Samantha (Rachelle Goulding), and then cuts his partner out of the deal.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025
The identity of that somebody else is an open question, but the two remaining favorites would seem to be the Memphis Grizzlies’ Jaren Jackson Jr. and the Cleveland Cavaliers’ Evan Mobley — the two who, coincidentally, finished first and third in 2023 before Rudy Gobert took the award last season.
—John Hollinger, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Coincidentally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coincidentally. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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