: the side of or land adjacent to a road or path
wayside
adjective
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Flowers grew along the wayside.
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Sweet potato casseroles have remained a constant on Thanksgiving sideboards in the South, but candied yams have fallen to the wayside for many.
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Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2026
Some of those proposals have fallen by the wayside for this election cycle, others are being reconsidered, and some have been scrapped altogether, such as a fee on short-term vacation rentals in the city.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
A lot of them fall by the wayside and then some endure.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 15 Mar. 2026
Likewise, Kirsten Dunst was attached to direct a version with Dakota Fanning a decade later but that also fell by the wayside.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 11 Mar. 2026
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Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2026
Some of those proposals have fallen by the wayside for this election cycle, others are being reconsidered, and some have been scrapped altogether, such as a fee on short-term vacation rentals in the city.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
A lot of them fall by the wayside and then some endure.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 15 Mar. 2026
Likewise, Kirsten Dunst was attached to direct a version with Dakota Fanning a decade later but that also fell by the wayside.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 11 Mar. 2026
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“Wayside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wayside. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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