en passant
adverb
en pas·sant
ˌäⁿ-ˌpä-ˈsäⁿ 
-pə-
1
: in passing
2
—used in chess of the capture of a pawn as it makes a first move of two squares by an enemy pawn that threatens the first of these squares
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she mentioned en passant that she'd been to New York
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The Burns book gives us, en passant, vivid mini-portraits of Milton’s colleagues at the University of Chicago.
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Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 27 Feb. 2024
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Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 27 Feb. 2024
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“En passant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/en%20passant. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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