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as in accidental
happening by chance
an incidental meeting of two ships in the middle of the Atlantic
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2
as in minor
lacking importance
we still have to work out a few incidental details, but the proposal is largely complete
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as in nonessential
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Recent Examples of incidental
Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 6 Mar. 2025
How these characters define themselves ethnically is incidental to the violent, high-stakes crime world they’re thrust into.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2025
Niccolo Serratt, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Dec. 2024
Touch points on the steering wheel manage volume, tuning, adaptive cruise setting and incidentals.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 21 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
A lot of character growth happens offscreen, and the romantic relationships feel arbitrary more than anything else — necessary on the page for marketing a TV show, but mostly incidental to what makes people want to watch this one in the first place.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 6 Mar. 2025
How these characters define themselves ethnically is incidental to the violent, high-stakes crime world they’re thrust into.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2025
Noun
These can last from three to eight weeks; Most major airlines will pay you a basic stipend during training (with the exception of American Airlines), but be sure to have some savings in the bank to cover incidentals.
—Niccolo Serratt, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Dec. 2024
Touch points on the steering wheel manage volume, tuning, adaptive cruise setting and incidentals.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 21 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incidental
Adjective
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On Wednesday, People published the one-minute 18-second trailer for the 1880s period piece, which will release May 2. Baldwin, 67, stars as outlaw Harland Rust who finds himself on the run with his young grandson after the 13-year-old is sentenced to hang for an accidental killing.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
26 Mar. 2025
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At issue was a high school administrator mistakenly typing the wrong class name on Richardson’s transcript, creating an accidental duplicate.—
Brendan Quinn,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Aftershocks are typically minor adjustments along the portion of a fault that slipped at the time of the initial earthquake.—
William B. Davis,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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The incident, while ultimately only a minor one, did impact the rest of their vacation.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The Liberals' smallest lead was in a poll conducted by Innovative Research among 1,548 Canadian citizens, which showed the party with a lead of just 2 points, on 36 percent to the Conservatives' 34 percent—a lead within the poll's 3 percent margin of error.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
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The penumbra also barely grazes South America, producing a small dent in the Sun at sunrise for parts of Suriname, French Guiana and Amada in Brazil.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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While filler is often the most common lip procedure, neuromodulator injections can also help.—
Siena Gagliano,
Allure,
18 Mar. 2025
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Macramé Overload Once a defining feature of the boho-chic aesthetic, macramé—a form of textile made by knotting—has now become more of a filler piece than a thoughtful design choice.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
17 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Governed by a growth mindset devoted to the logic of disruption, moving fast and breaking things, a flourishing structure of feeling about AI and art history has sprung up on the grounds of very little AI-and-art-history to have feelings about.—
Sonja Drimmer,
Artforum,
1 Apr. 2025
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Such a large amount could indicate that Buffett, who’s famous for buying when prices are low, may see little worth purchasing in a stock market that critics had called too expensive.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Petershill Partners, a subsidiary of Goldman Sachs that buys pieces of other private equity firms, invested $60 million into the business in 2021 for a minority stake.—
Kerry A. Dolan,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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The company holds assets through its subsidiary, Southern Properties Capital Ltd., which raises funds by issuing non-convertible bonds traded on the Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Instead of the pants flowing to the ground, Davis opted to tuck the hem of her pants into her black pointed-toe boots with a slight heel.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
1 Apr. 2025
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Good Night and Good Luck, starring George Clooney, was the highest grossing show on Broadway again last week, even as its grosses took a slight dip.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
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But while some of those payments end up in the pockets of insurance company executives and shareholders, some subsidizes the very extras, such as dental and vision coverage, gym memberships, debit cards, and low- or no-cost drug benefits, that attract consumers to the plans in the first place.—
Howard Gleckman,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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Price history: Before today's deal, the MSRP for these two sets is $699 and $499, respectively, without any extras or bundles.—
Alexander Cox,
Space.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Incidental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incidental. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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