by the way
phrase
as in incidentally
by way of interjection or digression
By the way, can we stop for pizza on the way home?
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“By the way.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/by%20the%20way. Accessed 2 Dec. 2025.
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