parenthetically
Americanadverb
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Grammar. as a qualification, explanation, or additional piece of information that interrupts a phrase or sentence; between parentheses, dashes, or commas.
Future citations of this work will be made parenthetically in the text.
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as an aside or digression; incidentally.
I only mention that notion parenthetically, so let’s not get into a heavy discussion of it.
The complaint was filed by a resident who, parenthetically, has since decided to run in the upcoming school board election.
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Parenthetically, while deflation is not an immediate threat to the U.S., circumstances are fluid, especially with respect to population decline.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 17, 2026
Parenthetically, because he was too busy with the controls of his machine to check his pocket watch, he did not know if he'd made it in time.
From Scientific American • May 27, 2011
Parenthetically, Senator Borah asked the chairmen of all the national campaigns to report to him periodically, on Oct.
From Time Magazine Archive
Parenthetically it may be observed that he did credit to it.
From In Mr. Knox's Country by Ross, Martin
Parenthetically, these contents are invariably returned to their owners.
From The Blazed Trail by White, Stewart Edward
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