wayside

noun way·side \ ˈwā-ˌsīd \

Updated on: 2 May 2018

: the side of or land adjacent to a road or path

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wayside

adjective

— by the wayside

: out of consideration : into a condition of neglect or disuse —usually used with fall

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Flowers grew along the wayside.

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Later, though, sponsors such like Patrick's GoDaddy started to become more important in racing and pushed superstition to the wayside.

— dakota crawford, Indianapolis Star, "Danica Patrick's Indy 500 ride is going to be very, very unlucky. But she doesn't care.," 7 Mar. 2018
If inductive charging ever becomes available, the very concept of a charging station could go by the wayside.

— nathan bomey, USA TODAY, "Thinking of buying an electric vehicle? Here's what you need to know about charging," 25 Jan. 2018
Not that positions are going by the wayside, but the lines are blurred.

— k.c. johnson, chicagotribune.com, "Bulls win tiebreaker with Kings in advance of May draft lottery," 13 Apr. 2018
The promises of the 1833 Compromise Tariff had fallen to the wayside soon after the bill’s passage, and complaints of economic damage to the South were mounting once again.

— ryan p. smith, Smithsonian, "A History of America’s Ever-Shifting Stance on Tariffs," 13 Apr. 2018
But any agreements between ride-share companies and local governments made before March 1 that would be grandfathered-in under the new law would fall to the wayside once those agreements expire.

— beau evans, NOLA.com, "Statewide Uber, Lyft law gets a second chance in Louisiana," 11 Apr. 2018
However, since the Scot's departure, the most successful team in Premier League history have somewhat fallen by the wayside, with this season's expected second-place finish the best witnessed since 2013.

— SI.com, "Eric Cantona Hails Jose Mourinho's 'Beautiful' Tactics Ahead of Manchester Derby," 7 Apr. 2018
The Pirates saw their five-game season-opening win streak fall to the wayside last season in a loss to James Madison.

— matt murschel, OrlandoSentinel.com, "AAC: The toughest nonconference schedules ranked," 6 Apr. 2018
Even nonreligious reference points such as the Constitution are falling by the wayside: More than 1 in 3 Americans can't name a right protected by the First Amendment.

— Anchorage Daily News, "Even atheists should read the Bible," 1 Apr. 2018

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wayside

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: the land next to a road or path

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wayside

noun way·side \ ˈwā-ˌsīd \

: the edge of a road

— by the wayside

: into a condition of neglect or disuse

… stay up all night and let your schoolwork fall by the wayside …
—Lemony Snicket, The Austere Academy

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