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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Yet, incidentally, the album itself was made rather quickly.
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Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2024
The event demanded an all-black dress code, matching both the album’s dark energy and, incidentally, the stormy night.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2024
According to Teigen, Miles was diagnosed with the disease incidentally, when he was hospitalized with another illness.
—Korin Miller, Health, 2 Aug. 2024
Another effective absorber in Solomon’s Temple would have been the veil of variegated linen that was said to have been at the entrance to the innermost chamber, called the Holy of Holies, which, incidentally, would have been a near-totally silent room.
—Lynn Whidden, Scientific American, 26 July 2024
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Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2024
The event demanded an all-black dress code, matching both the album’s dark energy and, incidentally, the stormy night.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2024
According to Teigen, Miles was diagnosed with the disease incidentally, when he was hospitalized with another illness.
—Korin Miller, Health, 2 Aug. 2024
Another effective absorber in Solomon’s Temple would have been the veil of variegated linen that was said to have been at the entrance to the innermost chamber, called the Holy of Holies, which, incidentally, would have been a near-totally silent room.
—Lynn Whidden, Scientific American, 26 July 2024
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“Incidentally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incidentally. Accessed 3 Oct. 2024.
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