Definitions

by the way

PHRASE

in connection with

Synonyms

WEAK

apart from as to aside by the bye in as much as in passing incidentally on the part of parenthetically relating to speaking of while on the subject with reference to

ADJECTIVE

offhand

Synonyms

STRONG

breezy casual chance incidental offhand random supervenient

Example Sentences

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Those lyrics, by the way, were altered 20 years ago to be gender-neutral.

From Slate • Jun. 24, 2026

And by the way, they’re watching it all.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026

Musk, by the way, becomes the world’s first trillionaire.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

California’s process of counting votes, by the way, is just fine.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

“And by the way, Daddy, you gotta stop ironing your jeans! Nobody does that!”

From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper