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adverb

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as in apart

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noun

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
Adverb
Greg and Denise are having some marital issues, but everybody needs to put other concerns aside to stay alive with nasty raptors and other hungry beasties around. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026 Interpretations aside, Thursday night offered a chance at bizarre, exhibition-grade redemption for the depth tight end. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2026
Noun
What makes this all the more unfortunate is that most of these excited personal asides come right under his listing of the figures for infections and deaths. — Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 29 July 2026 There are asides about how the helmet communication receivers don’t always work. — Darren Cooper, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for aside
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aside
  1. apart
  2. tangent
  3. away
  4. elsewhere
  5. off
  6. down
Adverb
  • Six teens were shot, one fatally, after multiple shootings reported hours apart in Chicago overnight.
    — Asal Rezaei, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • But now, Wright says Wendy’s has drifted from some of those qualities, telling investors that decisions made in the interest of cost and efficiency had degraded some of the food quality that set the chain apart.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of apart
Noun
  • Its loose structure allows for a wealth of tangents, touching on everything from whether HBO shows have the right amount of nudity to the hosts’ personal lives.
    — Daniel Strauss, Vanity Fair, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The realization inspired Shapiro’s team to go off on a tangent, mapping the flow of oxygen to coral tissues via cilia.
    — Marlowe Starling, Quanta Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of tangent
Adverb
  • This coming season sees City with a new manager in Enzo Maresca, who has big shoes to fill given Guardiola’s immensely successful 10-season reign before stepping away in late May.
    — Andrew McNicol, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Which of them partners Virgil van Dijk in the opening game of the season away to Newcastle is the decision Iraola has to make.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of away
Adverb
  • One person, an 83-year-old man, was killed by a drone attack elsewhere in Moscow region on Sunday, according to Vorobiev.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
  • According to The Wadsworth, there were long lines to get in to the MATRIX space and a big turnout for the opening reception and for the live band playing elsewhere in the museum.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of elsewhere
Adverb
  • The ladies fly off to Vegas and immediately meet a pink stretch Hummer limo and a woman named Bri from Girls Night Out Getaways.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Screen sharing can be turned on or off by accessing System Settings > General > Sharing and toggling the switch for Screen Sharing.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of off
Adverb
  • Webb and Payton will lament converting only 5-of-14 attempts on third down, but the Broncos generally appeared in sync operationally.
    — Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The number of beef cows is at historic lows for the midyear mark, and the calf crop for 2026 is projected to be down another 2% from last year’s multidecade lows, per the National Agricultural Statistics Service’s cattle report released last month.
    — Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
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