coincidental
adjective
co·in·ci·den·tal
(ˌ)kō-ˌin(t)-sə-ˈden-tᵊl 
1
: resulting from a coincidence
a coincidental resemblance
2
: occurring or existing at the same time
coincidental deaths
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Examples of coincidental in a Sentence
The fact that he and his boss went to the same college was purely coincidental.
the nearly coincidental deaths of Princess Diana and Mother Teresa
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Maybe the parallels to Jonze’s film — in which Joaquin Phoenix plays a lonely divorcée who becomes romantically attached to his AI assistant — are purely coincidental.
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Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 15 May 2024
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Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 15 May 2024
Call that coincidental, call that the universe, call it whatever.
—Joelle Goldstein, Peoplemag, 6 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for coincidental
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“Coincidental.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coincidental. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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coincidental
adjective
co·in·ci·den·tal
(ˌ)kō-ˌin(t)-sə-ˈdent-ᵊl
1
: resulting from a coincidence
a coincidental resemblance
2
: occurring or existing at the same time
coincidentally
adverb
-ˈdent-lē
-ᵊl-ē
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