Thesaurus results for BY THE BY

by the by

phrase

variants or by the bye

Definition of by the by

as in by the way

by way of interjection or digression He mentioned by the by that he had never been to Paris.

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Recent Examples of by the by The allocation is determined by the by the OEMs, their product access determined by them. — Ed Garsten, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

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by the way

Phrase

Over a period of five years, by the way, for the pessimistic scenario that would be 42 Starship launches a day.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026
Other changes coming to AirPods users with iOS 27 (and, by the way, iPadOS 27 and macOS Golden Gate), include a new interface for AirPods and a slider for Adaptive mode.

— David Phelan, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026