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be incidental
adjective
Loosely associated; existing as a byproduct, tangent, or accident; being a likely consequence.
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In an ideal world this confluence would be incidental.
"We wanted the vegetarian to be incidental," Skinner explains.
Ought cinema to strive for such a purpose, or should it be incidental?
If you have some incidental fun that is fine, but it must be incidental.
The effect of intensifying embarrassment may not be incidental; perhaps that is what blushing is for.
The art had to be incidental to the moral imperative to remember.
Few of her story's throwaway details turn out to be incidental.
Any verdict on his art will be incidental to the fateful outcome of his life.
But these quibbles may be incidental to the purpose of this book: authorship as therapy.
If a flag ever flies there, however, it will be incidental.
"Any revenue generated by law enforcement actions will be incidental to the public safety purpose," the agreement said.
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