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Recent Examples of tangentially
And the fact that people pay money to stand around for four hours, or more, to watch a press conference is a remarkable testament to sports fans’ willingness to be bored as long as football is tangentially involved.
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Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Everyone even tangentially involved with the British royal family has opinions about the state of the monarchy and the damage Andrew’s scandals have caused it.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 9 Apr. 2026
Further, one of Vox’s advantages in the space over its audio-only competitors is that some of the shows are yoked, at least tangentially, to Vox’s publishing business, which provides additional marketing, promotion, and a funnel for some talent.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 22 Mar. 2026
Foegele had been mentioned tangentially as a trade possibility by Kings general manager Ken Holland, but after a rash of injuries on the flank – Kevin Fiala and Andrei Kuzmenko were lost for the season and Joel Armia was also sidelined – Foegele’s status seemed a bit less clear.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 5 Mar. 2026
Companies like Amazon, Meta, Microsoft and Verizon have all made sweeping cuts in the last year tangentially related to AI.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 26 Feb. 2026
Seemingly random kidnappings often involve a person known to the victim, even tangentially.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Fushman and Hamid had been tangentially circling each other for a long time.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 31 Jan. 2026
Each year, thousands of people from nearly every industry tangentially related to the consumer-electronics space flock to Sin City to see and show off the biggest and boldest gadgets from the 12 months to come.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 9 Jan. 2026
Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Everyone even tangentially involved with the British royal family has opinions about the state of the monarchy and the damage Andrew’s scandals have caused it.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 9 Apr. 2026
Further, one of Vox’s advantages in the space over its audio-only competitors is that some of the shows are yoked, at least tangentially, to Vox’s publishing business, which provides additional marketing, promotion, and a funnel for some talent.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 22 Mar. 2026
Foegele had been mentioned tangentially as a trade possibility by Kings general manager Ken Holland, but after a rash of injuries on the flank – Kevin Fiala and Andrei Kuzmenko were lost for the season and Joel Armia was also sidelined – Foegele’s status seemed a bit less clear.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 5 Mar. 2026
Companies like Amazon, Meta, Microsoft and Verizon have all made sweeping cuts in the last year tangentially related to AI.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 26 Feb. 2026
Seemingly random kidnappings often involve a person known to the victim, even tangentially.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Fushman and Hamid had been tangentially circling each other for a long time.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 31 Jan. 2026
Each year, thousands of people from nearly every industry tangentially related to the consumer-electronics space flock to Sin City to see and show off the biggest and boldest gadgets from the 12 months to come.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 9 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tangentially
Adverb
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The suit alleges Anthropic is secondarily liable for contributory and vicarious infringement tied to those uses.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
18 Mar. 2026
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Be sure to read for your rising sign first and your sun sign secondarily for the most accurate insights.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Cruises that parenthetically include Rome in their itineraries actually dock in Civitavecchia, which is about an hour and a half away without traffic.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
6 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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There’s no signage on-site to stop the hidden entry from being leaked, which incidentally is through a nondescript wooden door amidst more general ticket holders.—
Julia Zaltzman,
Robb Report,
30 Apr. 2026
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In doing so, the agencies can incidentally sweep up communications involving Americans who interact with foreign targets, an element of the program many lawmakers find unacceptable.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Tangentially.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tangentially. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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