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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The film is an homage to Cinema Paradiso, which incidentally was one of the late Umberto Muratori’s favorite films.
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Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2025
To many, the motion closely resembled that of a human taking off a VR headset — which is, incidentally, how Tesla has controlled its dancing, bartending robots at previous events, at times without disclosing the tele-operation detail to the human attendees.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 2025
The Wall of Death, incidentally, involves splitting the crowd down the middle, creating a channel of space, and then having the two sides charge across it like clashing medieval armies.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 16 Dec. 2025
Which, incidentally, is still the case today.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 6 Dec. 2025
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Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2025
To many, the motion closely resembled that of a human taking off a VR headset — which is, incidentally, how Tesla has controlled its dancing, bartending robots at previous events, at times without disclosing the tele-operation detail to the human attendees.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 2025
The Wall of Death, incidentally, involves splitting the crowd down the middle, creating a channel of space, and then having the two sides charge across it like clashing medieval armies.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 16 Dec. 2025
Which, incidentally, is still the case today.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 6 Dec. 2025
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“Incidentally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incidentally. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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