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
Gene McCaffrey, The Athletic, 11 Mar. 2025
Anyone finding themselves attracted to him was otherwise incidental.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 7 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
Both seem incidental to his 47% Hard Hits for the past five years.
—Gene McCaffrey, The Athletic, 11 Mar. 2025
Anyone finding themselves attracted to him was otherwise incidental.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 7 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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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
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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
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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Three other family members, two children and one 19-year-old, suffered minor wounds.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
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
Noun
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The bill mandates statewide standards for police lineups, including: The use of lineup fillers that match the eyewitness’s description.—
Michelle Mbekeani,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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When performed by a licensed professional, dermal fillers are considered to be one of the safest cosmetic treatments available.—
Sarah Bence, OTR/L,
Verywell Health,
2 Apr. 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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Instead Doom: The Dark Ages is flatly colored, with little contrast, and less visually interesting enemies that tote around cruel looking shields simply for the sake of the setting.—
Kazuma Hashimoto,
Rolling Stone,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In addition, that subsidiary operates over 35 locations through its Town & Country Industries division that specializes in pool and patio, hurricane and industrial building products.—
Nick Mordowanec,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Apr. 2025
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Now, its spinoff subsidiary, Eve, is developing electric aircraft for the eVTOL segment.—
Daniel Cote,
Robb Report,
2 Apr. 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
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Dozens of extras, dressed in purple and white, were seen participating in a scenes across several campus locations.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Apr. 2025
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An employee at the medical center, Rachel, who requested to be identified by only her first name for fear of retaliation, juggled three signs and a purple cowbell at the rally, handing out extras to people who walked by.—
Angela Palermo and,
Idaho Statesman,
29 Mar. 2025
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“Incidental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incidental. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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