1
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
David Silverberg, JSTOR Daily, 29 Jan. 2025
This gives you more wiggle room in your budget to cover fees and other incidental expenses that come with purchasing a new set of wheels.
—Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2025
Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 21 Oct. 2024
Interface and incidentals The PS5 menu features a lot of welcome user interface touches that really help the overall experience of using the system.
—Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 30 May 2024
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Adjective
As many researchers have similarly pointed out, Zumthor argues that the vocal aspect of performance was not incidental to the meaning and impact of the texts, but was integral to it.
—David Silverberg, JSTOR Daily, 29 Jan. 2025
This gives you more wiggle room in your budget to cover fees and other incidental expenses that come with purchasing a new set of wheels.
—Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2025
Noun
Touch points on the steering wheel manage volume, tuning, adaptive cruise setting and incidentals.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 21 Oct. 2024
Interface and incidentals The PS5 menu features a lot of welcome user interface touches that really help the overall experience of using the system.
—Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 30 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incidental
Adjective
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As the largest startup offering cyber insurance and proactive monitoring tools with over 90,000 policyholders, Coalition insures against incidents like cyberattacks, email scams and accidental privacy violations.—
Jeff Kauflin,
Forbes,
18 Feb. 2025
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The death of a man whose body was found in a burning car in Cromwell was ruled accidental, according to the Connecticut Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
17 Feb. 2025
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The availability of Michael Porter Jr While the 6'10 forward is, somewhat ironically, out these days with a minor hamstring injury, his overall availability this season - and last - has offered a major boost to the Nuggets.—
Morten Stig Jensen,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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Prosecutors alleged Rocky pointed a gun at Relli and shot at him, causing minor injuries.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
19 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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If a company is smaller or losing money, investors want to see high revenue growth, the people said.—
Erin Griffith,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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This banking platform is built for small business owners, freelancers, and the self-employed.—
Brandon Kochkodin,
Forbes,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Interestingly, many medspas that offer Botox and filler treatments have added compounded GLP-1 meds to their offerings, which make up about 15% of their business.—
Sindhya Valloppillil,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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Here’s what to shop Wrinkle fillers are skin-smoothing miracle workers.—
CNN,
CNN,
25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Many Manchester United supporters still lament the removal of the words ‘Football Club’ from the crest in 1998 — controversial at the time, but the same words or the initials ‘F.C.’ are now regularly dispensed with little comment.—
Mark Critchley,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
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That means there’s little impetus for interest rate cuts to support job growth.—
Simon Moore,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
Noun
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What to Know The U.S. Treasury Department said the sanctioned entities procured UAV components for an Iranian firm and its subsidiary that are both already under U.S. sanctions.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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She was hired by a large Japanese corporation’s subsidiary to be a local employee in the Bay Area.—
Jason Phillips,
USA TODAY,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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There may be slight deviations from the podcast audio.—
Amanda Luberto,
The Arizona Republic,
24 Feb. 2025
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This scale ranks objects from 0, meaning no impact, to 10, which is (ok, this is a slight exaggeration) nearly as bad as the destruction of Alderaan in Star Wars.—
Eric Berger,
Ars Technica,
24 Feb. 2025
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The extras An all-new 24-inch, 4K entertainment screen is front and center at every seat.—
Chris Dong,
AFAR Media,
26 Feb. 2025
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Many crystal decanter sets come with extras like glass coasters, personalized engraving, stainless steel chilling spheres or recipe books.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Incidental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incidental. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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