tangential
Example Sentences
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The connection between the two is tangential, except for this: Markets across the globe are in a panic.
From New York Times
The beats of the plot, then, become tangential to the overall impact of the film: It’s a quiet, elemental nourishment of the senses.
From New York Times
According to him, “a tangential member of the Ku Klux Klan” witnessed the kiss and subsequently blew up a vehicle parked nearby.
From Washington Post
That has led to states slashing cash assistance to poor families and instead investing in tangential initiatives, such as early child care and college scholarships.
From Washington Post
There is a pathetic yearning among many in the U.S. and Britain to be linked in some tangential way to royalty.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.