incidentally
adverb
in·ci·den·tal·ly
ˌin(t)-sə-ˈden-tᵊl-ē 
especially for sense 2 -ˈdent-lē
1
: in an incidental manner : not intentionally
the arrant nonsense of some of his statements is incidentally hilarious—
John Lahr
John Lahr2
: by way of interjection or digression : by the way
fortunate in having a good teacher … —still living, incidentally—John Fischer
John FischerExamples of incidentally in a Sentence
Not incidentally, the market slump was followed by widespread layoffs.
incidentally, have you seen the new building they're putting up?
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Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2025
Not incidentally, some of those scientists had been reviewing Musk’s Neuralink startup.
—Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 25 Feb. 2025
The Italian team last constructors’ title came a year later, incidentally when the Briton secured his first world crown in an exhilarating finish in the Brazilian Grand Prix, pipping local hero Felipe Massa to the championship by the barest of margins.
—Dan Cancian, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Qatar, incidentally, hosted the FIFA soccer World Cup in 2022, while Saudi Arabia will be hosting the 2034 edition of that event.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 18 Feb. 2025
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incidentally
adverb
in·ci·den·tal·ly
ˌin(t)-sə-ˈdent-ᵊl-ē
especially for sense 2 -ˈdent-lē
1
: in an incidental manner
discusses the problem only incidentally
2
: apart from that : by the way
a one-room school—still standing, incidentally—which was painted red
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