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
Kasturi Pananjady, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
The Brighter Days Ahead songs have underlined the overall project’s tone and purpose — so, chart performance aside, the deluxe edition has been an unequivocal success.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 8 Apr. 2025
Adam Begley, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2025
The book follows Tom’s moral development, guided by three matriarchal fairies—with political and scientific asides—and the whole can be read as an allegory for the moral principles inhering in evolutionary processes.
—Ben Woollard, JSTOR Daily, 29 Jan. 2025
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Adverb
South Carolina, for example, sets aside up to $50,000 to help communities in that state fluoridate.
—Kasturi Pananjady, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
The Brighter Days Ahead songs have underlined the overall project’s tone and purpose — so, chart performance aside, the deluxe edition has been an unequivocal success.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
Should the tale of a 600-year-old artist, with its technical asides on the art of the fresco, come before the tale of modern-day teenage angst?
—Adam Begley, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2025
The book follows Tom’s moral development, guided by three matriarchal fairies—with political and scientific asides—and the whole can be read as an allegory for the moral principles inhering in evolutionary processes.
—Ben Woollard, JSTOR Daily, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aside
Adverb
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After missing several games earlier in the season due to non-COVID-19 illnesses, Williamson had another setback with his left hamstring that sidelined him for 27 games, just as the season was falling apart.—
William Guillory,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Ludvig Aberg, a runner-up in his Masters debut a year ago, suddenly had a share of the lead when McIlroy fell apart on the middle of the back nine.—
Time,
Time,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Unfortunately, things go poorly—her mind meanders on tangents, thoughts fail to coalesce, words elude her.—
Jessica Riskin,
The New York Review of Books,
3 Apr. 2025
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Almost miraculously, a circle emerges from countless tangents.—
Jonathon Keats,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Not far away in Beverly Hills, NBCUniversal hosted its Emmy Kick-Off Luncheon with a guest list that included Colman Domingo, Meagan Good, Aja Naomi King, and producer Will Packer.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
14 Apr. 2025
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After massaging into the skin, water is added which emulsifies the product and washes it away.—
Rosa Jisoo Pyo,
Vogue,
14 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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The majority of employees work both in the office and elsewhere, Ahmed said.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2025
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However, some scenes claiming to depict the city were filmed elsewhere, raising questions about authenticity.—
Marcus D. Smith,
Sacbee.com,
12 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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The Samsung Galaxy Watch FE is your budget-friendly smartwatch and coach at 20% off, bringing wellness and effortless style to your wrist.—
Shubham Yewale,
PC Magazine,
14 Apr. 2025
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The crows might see, for example, five perfect squares along with one four-sided figure that was just slightly off.—
Nell Greenfieldboyce,
NPR,
12 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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With few options left, Adam begins considering and concocting ways to enact vengeance, but Basem, having been down that rageful path, advises him otherwise.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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However, the Russell 2000 index, which tracks smaller companies more sensitive to the economy's health, is down.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Aside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aside. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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