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
Justin Chang, New Yorker, 19 June 2026
Those concerns are compounded by her new human, Bonnie (Scarlet Spears), casting her and her fellow toys aside to play with Lilypad (Greta Lee), a tech device that’s completely captured her attention.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 19 June 2026
Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 3 June 2026
Infantino presided over the events with jocular asides and instant recall of previous matches and scores.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
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Adverb
Not all devices are evil, the toys realize, and even the best machines—like even the best toys—will eventually break down and get tossed aside for a shiny new model.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 19 June 2026
Those concerns are compounded by her new human, Bonnie (Scarlet Spears), casting her and her fellow toys aside to play with Lilypad (Greta Lee), a tech device that’s completely captured her attention.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 19 June 2026
Noun
For all its eye-popping song-and-dance numbers and amusing asides, the show seems to forget that the novel is a tragedy.
—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 3 June 2026
Infantino presided over the events with jocular asides and instant recall of previous matches and scores.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aside
Adverb
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The home and core ranges reflected strong loyalty between these areas less than 258 miles apart.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
19 June 2026
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Though most campuses of the merging schools neighbor one another, Miami Springs Middle and Miami Springs High are located around a mile and a half apart.—
Sarah Perkel,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
Noun
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In a near-seven-minute tangent during Presti’s annual end-of-season availability, which ran almost two hours, Presti addressed the discourse surrounding SGA’s proclivity to draw fouls — a subject that swelled this season between opposing coaches and players to fans and pundits.—
Joel Lorenzi,
New York Times,
9 June 2026
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The show includes a nightly improv section where Mindelle launches into extended tangents about everything from celebrity relationships to political scandals to whatever headline happened to hijack her brain that afternoon.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
Adverb
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As its name suggests, atom lithography does away with light altogether and instead uses physical matter—atoms—to print tiny patterns onto silicon chips.—
Rob Toews,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2026
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Rhaenyra will not only have to contend with the death of yet another child, but also that same child’s decision to betray her and lock her away in a room.—
Matt Minton,
Variety,
22 June 2026
Adverb
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Schnur said Hernandez could find insight elsewhere to give her a boost.—
Kyle Martin,
Mercury News,
24 June 2026
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The worst conditions are expected across the Western Slope and high country, with changing air quality elsewhere depending on the wind.—
Joe Ruch,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
Adverb
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People start making decisions in their late 20s, all of a sudden everyone’s off on different paths.—
Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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Tuesday marked the first of 16 straight games the Red Sox will play without a day off.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
Adverb
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The Peptide-132 Hair Bond Repair Treatment uses a proprietary peptide complex, along with keratin, collagen, and amino acids, to repair damage, smooth frizz, and strengthen dry or overprocessed strands without weighing hair down.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
24 June 2026
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Regulators continue to focus on runway safety, and FAA data shows there were 1,636 runway incursions in fiscal year 2025, down from 1,758 in 2024 and 1,760 in 2023.—
Amalia Roy,
FOXNews.com,
24 June 2026
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“Aside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aside. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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