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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Also, incidentally, has there ever been a more handsome, mustachioed, salt-crusty movie character than Captain Quint, as played by Robert Shaw?
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Emma Specter, Vogue, 3 May 2025
Sartorially, the ascot-wearing dandy owes a debt to the late Bob Evans, whose Beverly Hills mansion, incidentally, is now owned by Warners chief Zas.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 18 Apr. 2025
Alex Ingle / Schmidt Ocean Institute Those hooks on its arms also help differentiate colossal squid from from glacial glass squid (G. glacialis), which the team incidentally also spotted during a separate encounter.
—New Atlas, 16 Apr. 2025
Most small kidney masses that are found incidentally don’t require treatment.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
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Emma Specter, Vogue, 3 May 2025
Sartorially, the ascot-wearing dandy owes a debt to the late Bob Evans, whose Beverly Hills mansion, incidentally, is now owned by Warners chief Zas.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 18 Apr. 2025
Alex Ingle / Schmidt Ocean Institute Those hooks on its arms also help differentiate colossal squid from from glacial glass squid (G. glacialis), which the team incidentally also spotted during a separate encounter.
—New Atlas, 16 Apr. 2025
Most small kidney masses that are found incidentally don’t require treatment.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Incidentally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incidentally. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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