as in tangent
a departure from the subject under consideration
as an aside, something similar happened to me years ago
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Recent Examples of aside
Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
The mother's grievances also included no bar and no reception — just a cake cutting in a church basement
Comments
A woman is grappling with her daughter's decision to set aside old family wedding traditions.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 17 Jan. 2025
Owen Tripp, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2024
As an aside, Musk’s takeover of Twitter/X is a completely different scenario.
—Mark Weinstein, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2024
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Adverb
Some more recent iterations aside, most games are generally structured with straightforward levels that need to be completed, each consisting of a certain battlefield with its own requirements.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
The mother's grievances also included no bar and no reception — just a cake cutting in a church basement
Comments
A woman is grappling with her daughter's decision to set aside old family wedding traditions.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 17 Jan. 2025
Noun
Perhaps Starboard could do without the occasional asides about removing CEOs at other companies, which ended up getting misquoted and misconstrued into highly disrespectful, unwarranted, and premature calls for Bourla’s removal.
—Owen Tripp, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2024
As an aside, Musk’s takeover of Twitter/X is a completely different scenario.
—Mark Weinstein, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aside
Adverb
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Designed to embody the flow of the Yangtze River, the museum will feature an undulating facade that will appear to float above the ground, setting it apart as a cultural landmark.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 Jan. 2025
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Just hours apart, both Biden and Trump issued a flurry of pardons.—
Rebecca Beitsch,
The Hill,
21 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Betty White's sweet, ever-cheery Rose — a role that snagged her an Emmy Award in 1986 — may not have all the zingers on The Golden Girls, but her rants and tangents draw priceless looks from her housemates and adoration from viewers.—
Margaret Lyons,
EW.com,
17 Jan. 2025
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On a different topic but related tangent, even lawyers have gotten caught off-guard by overly relying on AI to provide legal expertise when the AI was completely mistaken, see my analysis at the link here.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
Adverb
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When pressed over the national security concerns about ByteDance, Trump shied away from saying for sure if a divestiture deal would be hammered out.—
Julia Shapero,
The Hill,
21 Jan. 2025
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In a clip of one of the instances, the principal can be seen lifting a young student up and away from the court while guiding the other to do the same.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
20 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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If many students enroll elsewhere, will the school lose teachers?—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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Why? Students 13 and older in the United States and Britain, and 16 and older elsewhere, are invited to comment.—
Katherine Schulten,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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Donald Trump's second presidency is already off to a blazing start — partly from how aggressively he's seized power, but also because his rival, President Biden, has given Trump a head start on realizing some of his big campaign promises.—
Neal Rothschild,
Axios,
20 Jan. 2025
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Courtesy of Microsoft Tap the gear icon (top right) on any child profile on mobile to turn features like activity reporting, web filters, and app limits on or off.—
David Nield,
WIRED,
20 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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At least eight shots are heard in quick succession, and somebody says that the suspect is down.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Jan. 2025
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Aligned with this strategy, in the first nine months last year, Stone Island’s wholesale channel was down 22 percent to 156.7 million euros, while its direct channel grew by 26 percent to 135.7 million euros.—
Luisa Zargani,
WWD,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Aside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aside. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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