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
Zach Wichter, USA Today, 25 June 2025
Others tend to fall through the cracks, such as meals while on the road and other incidentals.
—Egor Karpovich, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
Terri Daxon, Oc Register, 18 Sep. 2025
Amber Batteiger, a veterinary technician, told Newsweek that the gesture likely is not just incidental.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
For delayed bags, airlines are required by the DOT to provide reasonable compensation to travelers for daily incidentals.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 25 June 2025
Others tend to fall through the cracks, such as meals while on the road and other incidentals.
—Egor Karpovich, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
Noun
Chris Haddad explained that enforcement of the law will likely occur through incidental discovery.
—Terri Daxon, Oc Register, 18 Sep. 2025
Amber Batteiger, a veterinary technician, told Newsweek that the gesture likely is not just incidental.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incidental
Adjective
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The Power of Good Love Since the accidental confession, the couple has moved in together and their relationship has flourished.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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However, Ledger tragically died of an accidental overdose before the film's release.—
Sophie Dodd,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Russell’s crash in 2023 showed that a minor mistake can wipe you off the podium.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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In susceptible people, the immune system reacts too strongly to minor exposures, creating chronic inflammation.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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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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By a rough count, Flagg played in approximately six different lineups, including some small-ball looks with Dwight Powell at center.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Oct. 2025
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While there is acknowledgement that smaller teams, such as Norway’s Valarenga, could be on the receiving end of heavy defeats with the shift in format, the benefits of seeing top seeds clash early in the competition mean more overall interest.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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The dahlias will take center stage and look especially lush against small filler flowers.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Oct. 2025
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The most interesting part of that stat is the fact Miami’s biggest run of the season so far is 26 yards, which means that average is all filler, and no fluff.—
Omar Kelly
October 2,
Miami Herald,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Shane Hubbard, a UW-Madison research scientist specializing in damage and loss estimation from disasters, said that misunderstandings of what type of insurance offers the most protection result in homeowners being left with hefty bills and little government assistance.—
Tamia Fowlkes,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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The clues have been there from the start, the little touches that aligned Grasso’s bifurcated personality with Tom and Robbie’s.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
6 Oct. 2025
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In Estonia, Citic’s subsidiary provides services to the Defence Forces, Ministry of Education and Research, and Narva City Administration, the paper said.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Occidental Petroleum owns both Carbon Engineering and Stratos through its subsidiary 1PointFive.—
Tejasri Gururaj,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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This marked a slight increase on figures from August, during which time Moscow claimed to have downed 2,786 Ukrainian drones at an average rate of nearly 90 per day.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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International undergraduate enrollment stayed the same, with a slight increase in international freshmen, Miner said.—
David Ferrara,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Incidental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incidental. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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