as in tangent
a departure from the subject under consideration
the professor's frequent and extended digressions are the stuff of campus legend
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First, a slight digression: Meow Wolf’s Convergence Station in Denver is a wild assemblage of storytelling, colors, lights, and sounds about fictional alien worlds.
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Mindy Sink, The Denver Post, 14 Oct. 2024
The former president, who at age 78 is the oldest person to ever run for president, rambled through many digressions throughout the speech, repeating himself on several points at various times and making false claims.
—Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 10 Oct. 2024
The Third Realm - A Novel By Karl Ove Knausgaard
As if to make up for the digression, The Third Realm (the title can also translate as The Third Reich—very on-brand for Knausgaard) is almost too closely tied to The Morning Star.
—Lev Grossman, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2024
Even his beloved rallies become debate fodder, with Harris mocking them as full of odd digressions and so boring his supporters often leave early.
—Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 11 Sep. 2024
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Mindy Sink, The Denver Post, 14 Oct. 2024
The former president, who at age 78 is the oldest person to ever run for president, rambled through many digressions throughout the speech, repeating himself on several points at various times and making false claims.
—Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 10 Oct. 2024
The Third Realm - A Novel By Karl Ove Knausgaard
As if to make up for the digression, The Third Realm (the title can also translate as The Third Reich—very on-brand for Knausgaard) is almost too closely tied to The Morning Star.
—Lev Grossman, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2024
Even his beloved rallies become debate fodder, with Harris mocking them as full of odd digressions and so boring his supporters often leave early.
—Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 11 Sep. 2024
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“Digression.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/digression. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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