Meaning & use
Incidentally
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Used to introduce a remark that is not directly related to the main topic, or to describe something that happens by chance alongside something else.
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Incidentally, the restaurant you mentioned is closing next month.
The medication incidentally improved her sleep, though that wasn't its intended purpose.
A note on using this word
Commonly used as a conversational transition word to introduce a related but secondary point.
Words with a similar meaning
by the wayparenthetically
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