as in in passing
by way of interjection or digression
incidentally, have you seen the new building they're putting up?
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Recent Examples of incidentally
And, incidentally, David knew what the music was going to be.
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John Bleasdale, Variety, 24 June 2025
Chicago has no Bird rights on Horton-Tucker, incidentally, so if, for some wild reason, a bidding war erupts, the Bulls would have to use exception money to keep him.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 19 June 2025
Meester’s own origin story, incidentally, reads like a streaming drama in itself.
—Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 13 June 2025
One of the networks set to become part of Versant, incidentally, is CNBC.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 10 June 2025
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John Bleasdale, Variety, 24 June 2025
Chicago has no Bird rights on Horton-Tucker, incidentally, so if, for some wild reason, a bidding war erupts, the Bulls would have to use exception money to keep him.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 19 June 2025
Meester’s own origin story, incidentally, reads like a streaming drama in itself.
—Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 13 June 2025
One of the networks set to become part of Versant, incidentally, is CNBC.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 10 June 2025
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“Incidentally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incidentally. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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