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by coincidence

Through an accidental simultaneous occurrence, as in By coincidence both researchers discovered the same solution. [Mid-1600s] Also see by chance.

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RELATED WORDS

accidentally, circumstantially, unexpectedly, unintentionally, unwittingly

Nearby words

  1. by and large,
  2. by any means,
  3. by any stretch,
  4. by chance,
  5. by choice,
  6. by cracky,
  7. by definition,
  8. by degrees,
  9. by design,
  10. by dint of
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