incidentally
adverb/ˌɪnsɪˈdɛntəli/
Frequency rank: #7,571 most common English word
Meaning
used to introduce a remark that is related but not central to the main topic; by the way.
Example sentence
I wanted to talk about the project, and incidentally, did you know that the deadline has been moved?
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