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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The latter coincidentally would also serve the interests of his own xAI research lab, a direct competitor to OpenAI.
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Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2024
Elsbeth has retained Michael Emerson to square off against the series’ titular lawyer — who, coincidentally, just happens to be his real-life wife!
—Claire Franken, TVLine, 20 Oct. 2024
The latter coincidentally would also serve the interests of his own xAI research lab, a direct competitor to OpenAI.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2024
Welch was, perhaps not coincidentally, taken more seriously as an artist.
—Lauren Groff, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Coincidentally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coincidentally. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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