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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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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
S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 6 Nov. 2024
That means the tumor was likely an incidental finding, my doctors said.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 14 Aug. 2024
Howard Milstein, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2024
In 2021 the city council changed the law to allow for an optional $600 monthly stipend per councilmember, as well as reimbursement for incidentals.
—Teri Sforza, Orange County Register, 11 May 2024
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They were told the migrant crisis wasn’t real — that the problems associated with an unmitigated flow of non-citizens into their towns and cities were anecdotal and incidental.
—S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 6 Nov. 2024
That means the tumor was likely an incidental finding, my doctors said.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 14 Aug. 2024
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We’ve been joined by a number of other philanthropists in covering the costs of lodging, transportation, household expenses, communications costs, and other incidentals for these key investigators in their outposts.
—Howard Milstein, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2024
In 2021 the city council changed the law to allow for an optional $600 monthly stipend per councilmember, as well as reimbursement for incidentals.
—Teri Sforza, Orange County Register, 11 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incidental
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DeGuerin showed Morales just how plausible an accidental shooting would be with this type of gun.Morgan Canty, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2025
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Rogers police officers testified at the trial that evidence showed the shooting was accidental, which is why a warrant for manslaughter was issued for the teen's arrest.Tracy Neal, arkansasonline.com, 9 Jan. 2025
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The other victims suffered smoke inhalation and other minor injuries.Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2025
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From large bills to minor daily purchases like coffee or snacks, diligently recording every transaction helps create a complete financial picture.True Tamplin, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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Billionaire and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos created Blue Origin back in 2000, but has to date only launched the smaller suborbital New Shepard rockets from its facilities in West Texas.RICHARD TRIBOU ORLANDO SENTINEL (TNS), arkansasonline.com, 13 Jan. 2025
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Those smaller fires, like the Woodley and Lidia fires, have been contained as of Monday, and 89% of the moderately sized Hurst Fire is also under control, Cal Fire said.Sarah Lynch Baldwin, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2025
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The textiles are then cleaned, sorted and recycled into raw materials for products (like mattress fillers and pet bedding).Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 8 Jan. 2025
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Cheerleaders must have filler routines prepared When there's a break in gameplay on the field, like a timeout, for example, NFL cheerleaders don't stop!Skyler Caruso, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025
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The John McDonough creation, which has ignited a slew of copycats since the inaugural fan fest in 1986, is a marketing tool like no other, changing little over the years.Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
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His production was especially encouraging given how little UCLA has gotten from its two big men, prompting Cronin to play him a season-high 27 minutes.Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
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David has been a leading M&A practitioner in Silicon Valley for 24 years, prior to that having served for five years as Associate General Counsel (and Chief Information Officer) of a subsidiary of Xerox, and having practiced general corporate law in San Francisco for 12 years.AllBusiness, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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The law goes out of its way to target TikTok in particular, however, specifically prohibiting any apps operated by ByteDance, TikTok, or any of their parent companies, subsidiaries, or successors.Samantha Riedel, Them, 10 Jan. 2025
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California saw a slight decrease in unemployment from October to November 2024, according to the most recent data from the U.S. Department of Labor.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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The result is a fund that closely mirrors its benchmark in terms of overall composition, but with slight tweaks aimed at generating excess returns.Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 7 Jan. 2025
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This final-edition example also has carbon-fiber extras in the interior, as well as having the seats and dashboard both swathed in dark-brown leather.Charlie Thomas, Robb Report, 7 Jan. 2025
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AirPods Pro 2 offer a cool new extra: a Hearing Test.David Phelan, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Incidental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incidental. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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