1
as in accidental
happening by chance
an incidental meeting of two ships in the middle of the Atlantic
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2
as in minor
lacking importance
we still have to work out a few incidental details, but the proposal is largely complete
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as in nonessential
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Recent Examples of incidental
Quanta Magazine, 27 Oct. 2025
The decorations range in complexity from pumpkins that are beautifully painted or adorned with ribbons to elaborate dioramas where the gourd itself is almost incidental.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2025
Vogue, 13 Oct. 2025
On top of that, the leaders will require stipends for daily meals and incidentals.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 29 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
Still, the consistency of the numbers across many different shark species suggests the rule is not incidental.
—Quanta Magazine, 27 Oct. 2025
The decorations range in complexity from pumpkins that are beautifully painted or adorned with ribbons to elaborate dioramas where the gourd itself is almost incidental.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
Unless expressly stated, transportation, ground transfers, meals, gratuities, incidentals, resort or facility fees, security deposits, and all other expenses are the sole responsibility of the winner.
—Vogue, 13 Oct. 2025
On top of that, the leaders will require stipends for daily meals and incidentals.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incidental
Adjective
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Sources of inspiration include the work of Ari Aster and Yorgos Lanthimos as well as films such as The Babadook and Nicolas Roeg’s 1973 drama Don’t Look Now, starring Julie Christie and Donald Sutherland as a couple who travel to Venice following the accidental death of their daughter.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
4 Nov. 2025
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In 2006, Cheney’s accidental shooting of a fellow hunter in Texas became an odd, symbolic flashpoint in a career marked by control and controversy.—
Daniel Orton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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This was a minor bit of incomprehension on my part.—
James Marcus,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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He is being charged in juvenile court with evidence tampering and unlawful gun possession by a minor.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Anything deemed nonessential would be put on hold, so Americans could experience delays with certain services and hundreds of thousands of federal workers will go without pay.—
Caitlyn Kim,
NPR,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Palantir’s revenue figures are still quite small compared to peers of similar market capitalization.—
Jessica Mathews,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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Contractors working on the project recently completed pouring the foundation for what will provide smaller housing units meant to make quarantining detainees with communicable illnesses safer and easier.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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These cookies are all chocolate, no filler.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
1 Nov. 2025
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Courtesy of its super-dense filler (Styrofoam beans), this famous beanbag chair may be an investment, but its historic background is worth its high price tag.—
Erika Owen,
Architectural Digest,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Dick is sympathetic to Leroy’s perspective, noting that being Black in the military means having your personal life scrutinized, which is little comfort for Charlotte.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
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Sketches such as last night’s Oval Office monologue compact the coal of the administration’s info dumps into little diamonds of comedy, freeing the writers and cast to pursue more escapist fare.—
Erik Adams,
The Atlantic,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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All of First National Bancorp's subsidiaries are to be fully moved in on Rodney Parham Road by mid- to late November, according to Scott Beardsley, Crews & Associates' executive managing director.—
Jon Walker,
Arkansas Online,
8 Nov. 2025
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These companies, and their subsidiaries, produce the majority of the country’s conventional and nuclear rockets and missiles.—
Tamara Qiblawi,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Nobody who has even a slight awareness of how the organization does business expected the Ravens to trade multiple Day 1/2 draft picks for a player.—
Jeff Zrebiec,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
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Boston has the opportunity to shell out a qualifying offer for the veteran hurler, which would be a slight raise worth roughly $22 million.—
Shaun McAvoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Incidental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incidental. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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