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
Betty Gilpin, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
Fumbles aside, Henry hasn’t looked washed, but a collapsing Ravens team has torpedoed his fantasy production.
—Dalton Del Don, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Jeff Lazerson, Oc Register, 11 Sep. 2025
In an aside, which also showcased Canonero’s work, the conversation also played an extract from Barry Lyndon in which Lyndon (Ryan O’Neal) blows smoke in the face of his new wife Lady Honoria Lyndon (Marisa Beronson), revealing how Coppola had later referenced the scene in Priscilla.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025
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Noun
An actress older than me pulled me aside and gave me advice.
—Betty Gilpin, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
Fumbles aside, Henry hasn’t looked washed, but a collapsing Ravens team has torpedoed his fantasy production.
—Dalton Del Don, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Adverb
As an aside, mortgage loan originators can have their compensation clawed back by the lender if the mortgage pays off in less than six months.
—Jeff Lazerson, Oc Register, 11 Sep. 2025
In an aside, which also showcased Canonero’s work, the conversation also played an extract from Barry Lyndon in which Lyndon (Ryan O’Neal) blows smoke in the face of his new wife Lady Honoria Lyndon (Marisa Beronson), revealing how Coppola had later referenced the scene in Priscilla.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aside
Noun
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Like his film Bacurau, The Secret Agent bends back on its own genre, indulging in tangents and side characters and tonal shifts throughout.—
Vulture Staff,
Vulture,
23 Sep. 2025
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The president, who took the stage as the final speaker of the afternoon, went on several political tangents, bragging about his international tariff plan and his crime crackdown in Washington, D.C.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
22 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Researchers believe the lighter fuselage could have floated into the lagoon after the aircraft broke apart on the reef.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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Because each channel is captured a few seconds apart, anything moving across Mars, such as clouds or dust devils, leaves a faint but measurable shift between frames.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
8 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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What those 15,000 or so fair-weather fans missed was the Broncos (4-2, 2-0) asserting themselves in the fourth quarter to pull away for a 41-25 Mountain West win over the Lobos (3-3, 0-2), who for much of the night were like a gnat the home team couldn’t swat away.—
Jim Keyser,
Idaho Statesman,
12 Oct. 2025
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With that goal, Messi moved into first place in the Golden Boot race, one goal ahead of Denis Bouanga of Los Angeles FC, who is away on national team duty with Gabon.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
12 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Developments elsewhere, however, were more positive.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
15 Oct. 2025
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The most visible plans are those devised by the same international custodians who have engineered postwar order elsewhere in the Middle East.—
Mohammed R. Mhawish,
New Yorker,
14 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The tension between the two longtime rivals and on-again off-again frenemies.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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The actresses remember Keaton for her charm onscreen and off.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Showing confidence the whole night that the outcome wouldn’t really be in doubt, BSU went for it seven times on fourth down, converting six of those.—
Jim Keyser,
Idaho Statesman,
12 Oct. 2025
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Still down 20-17, the Razorbacks failed on fourth-and-5 from the Tennessee 25 later in the third quarter, and quarterback Taylen Green lost his second fumble of the game early in the fourth at the Arkansas 19.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Aside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aside. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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