1
: a minor show offered in addition to a main exhibition (as of a circus)
2
: an incidental diversion or spectacle
Examples of sideshow in a Sentence
Their disagreement is just a political sideshow when compared to the real issues at hand.
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It was supposed to go like this: Musk, who became a chainsaw-wielding MAGA acolyte, would ditch the DC sideshow and get back to business.
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Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 2 July 2025
But at Dodger Stadium on Sunday afternoon, teammate Max Muncy did it twice — hitting two home runs and matching a career high with seven RBIs to lift the Dodgers to a 13-7 defeat of the Washington Nationals, and make Ohtani more of the sideshow in his second pitching start of the season.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2025
Street racing and sideshows had in the past been more popular in an industrial area of Riverside off of Interstate 635, called Horizons, said Skinrood.
—Alecia Taylor, Kansas City Star, 7 June 2025
But these sideshows do nothing to diminish the physical and forensic evidence.
—Wendy Murphy, Boston Herald, 4 June 2025
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Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 2 July 2025
But at Dodger Stadium on Sunday afternoon, teammate Max Muncy did it twice — hitting two home runs and matching a career high with seven RBIs to lift the Dodgers to a 13-7 defeat of the Washington Nationals, and make Ohtani more of the sideshow in his second pitching start of the season.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2025
Street racing and sideshows had in the past been more popular in an industrial area of Riverside off of Interstate 635, called Horizons, said Skinrood.
—Alecia Taylor, Kansas City Star, 7 June 2025
But these sideshows do nothing to diminish the physical and forensic evidence.
—Wendy Murphy, Boston Herald, 4 June 2025
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“Sideshow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sideshow. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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sideshow
noun
side·show
-ˌshō 
: a small show off to the side offered in addition to a main show (as of a circus)
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