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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At the close of A Midsummer Night’s Dream (which, incidentally, features an admirable character called Bottom the Weaver), a play is to be performed for Duke Theseus and his bride, the Amazon Hippolyta, with a prologue spoken by the director.
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Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
This case involves expenditures Bolton has long championed, to use video production, online promotion and advertising to showcase the city — and not incidentally, to promote Bolton, too.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2026
Its legal team includes the former solicitor general of California, who has argued multiple cases before the Supreme Court, as well as the top national-security lawyer in Biden’s White House—who, incidentally, has a doctorate in war studies.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
This victory, incidentally, liberated the island of Taiwan and returned it to Chinese jurisdiction.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026
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Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
This case involves expenditures Bolton has long championed, to use video production, online promotion and advertising to showcase the city — and not incidentally, to promote Bolton, too.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2026
Its legal team includes the former solicitor general of California, who has argued multiple cases before the Supreme Court, as well as the top national-security lawyer in Biden’s White House—who, incidentally, has a doctorate in war studies.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
This victory, incidentally, liberated the island of Taiwan and returned it to Chinese jurisdiction.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026
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“Incidentally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incidentally. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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