: 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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The Braves couldn’t overcome a poor start from Reynaldo López and saw their six-game winning streak fall by the wayside in an 11-4 loss to the Nationals on Tuesday at Nationals Park.
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Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 22 Apr. 2026
April offers another opportunity to reset, since January resolutions could have fallen by the wayside by now.
—Cheryl Russell, Oc Register, 19 Apr. 2026
The foul rate has tempered to a career low without any of Thompson’s patented aggression falling by the wayside.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Figuring out how often to clean them can feel tricky, similar to many other household chores that fall by the wayside (looking at you, dryer vent cleaning).
—Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 7 Apr. 2026
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Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 22 Apr. 2026
April offers another opportunity to reset, since January resolutions could have fallen by the wayside by now.
—Cheryl Russell, Oc Register, 19 Apr. 2026
The foul rate has tempered to a career low without any of Thompson’s patented aggression falling by the wayside.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Figuring out how often to clean them can feel tricky, similar to many other household chores that fall by the wayside (looking at you, dryer vent cleaning).
—Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 7 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for wayside
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“Wayside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wayside. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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