aside 1 of 2

adverb

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as in apart

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aside

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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
Trade-offs like this aside, the new battery can reportedly be installed in an older Firefly without replacing the vehicle. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026 That’s because new data says boomers are splashing their cash on vacations instead of setting it aside for future generations. — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Noun
There are transcripts and asides and footnotes; references and internet memes. — David L. Ulin, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026 With Apatow at the helm, the chat took some comical turns, as might be expected, and also some unusually revealing ones, as Apatow getting McCartney to loosen up provided some real personal asides as well as screwball dialogue. — Chris Willman, Variety, 29 Sep. 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
  • Men stood with feet planted apart; women furled like Venus on the half shell.
    — Rebecca L. Davis, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026
  • And while the Echo Show 16's name slots it between those two displays, its design sets it apart.
    — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of apart
Noun
  • After the event was disrupted by an armed intruder, the Administration and the association scheduled a July do-over, where Trump delivered a rambling speech indulging seemingly every tangent that sprang to mind, but his contempt remained apparent.
    — Jelani Cobb, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2026
  • That got Cristobal off on a tangent about the type of players that UM targets.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of tangent
Adverb
  • Stop for breakfast at Musa, a buzzy café kiosk in São Conrado, and stick around for a beach day away from the crowds.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Its target lay thousands of miles away in northwestern Russia.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of away
Adverb
  • For a festival built in an affluent Red Sea resort, the effort to bring its programming to audiences elsewhere in Egypt significantly expands its reach.
    — Essie Assibu, Variety, 24 Oct. 2026
  • For now, the work demonstrates a limited but automated connection between detecting an odor and recreating a corresponding scent elsewhere.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of elsewhere
Adverb
  • Elitewheels is spotlighting 33 to 45 percent off on sports and recreation gear.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Lekkerimäki didn’t rush a shot off, but fed the puck back to Hronek for a give-and-go sequence up high with Boeser.
    — Thomas Drance, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of off
Adverb
  • With 13 seconds left and third down at the Braves’ 12, Guess threw the ball up toward the end zone and Brown, his best friend since the age of 6, caught it for a touchdown.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2026
  • Not the interception by rookie safety Zakee Wheatley in the red zone — Wheatley’s pick could’ve been a turning point, a chance for the Panthers, down 14 with an entire fourth quarter ahead of them, to make something happen.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of down

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“Aside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aside. Accessed 1 Nov. 2026.

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