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
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2026
Toilet humor aside, A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms is off to a strong start, the first episode setting up Dunk as a lovable underdog desperately trying to make a name for himself in a world where names matter.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2025
The goal of those short asides and carefully seeded comments is to allow Nanjiani to outline a self-portrait.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
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Adverb
In addition, the Legislature could decide to balance the books by spending down the billions of dollars in reserves that the state has set aside for a rainy day, or easing off on the trend of paying down debt.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2026
Toilet humor aside, A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms is off to a strong start, the first episode setting up Dunk as a lovable underdog desperately trying to make a name for himself in a world where names matter.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Noun
Twichell has written often about her practice of Zen Buddhism, and one of her rare asides, offered after a particularly sad poem, had the feeling of ancient wisdom.
—Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2025
The goal of those short asides and carefully seeded comments is to allow Nanjiani to outline a self-portrait.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aside
Adverb
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Everything there fell apart and perished, as though the steppe were a field of deadly frequency, annihilating, on a molecular level, any object that happened into it.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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Sharks general manager Mike Grier and Sherwood’s camp have had initial discussions about what the Ohio native’s next contract would look like, and the two sides were reportedly far apart in negotiations.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
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This tangent line is called the Lie algebra.—
Leila Sloman,
Quanta Magazine,
3 Dec. 2025
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While O’Farrell spends story real estate on imagining how the plague germs traveled the Mediterranean into Warwickshire and Zhao smartly cuts that tangent, maybe the biggest omission is one O’Farrell also doesn’t directly show in the novel either.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
30 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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How to prepare before strong winds approach Trim tree branches away from your house and power lines.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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The second half was a different story, as the Bears defense cooled off Love, and Williams and the offense chipped away at the deficit.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
12 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Similar demonstrations were held elsewhere, including in Bern, where a protest was broken up as police sealed off the city center.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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Justification is to be found elsewhere.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Her favorite styles have a puffer exterior, and Amazon’s fashion store has some in stock and on sale for up to 53 percent off right now.—
Rylee Johnston,
PEOPLE,
22 Jan. 2026
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Shop this 6-quart size on sale in 12 different colors at up to 22 percent off, or save up to 25 percent on smaller sizes for desserts and sides below.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
22 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Japan’s Nikkei 225 stock index is down about 3% over the last five trading days, butup 33% in the last six months, compared to the S&P 500 index’s 8% return.—
John Hyatt,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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Fans stormed the court and jumped up and down in celebration on a night when the Bruins honored John Wooden, the Indiana native and Purdue alumnus who coached them to a record 10 national championships.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Aside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aside. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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