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
Adelle Platon, VIBE.com, 2 Apr. 2026
After this launch, all nine remaining Atlas V rockets are set aside for Amazon’s Project Kuiper (3) or Boeing’s Starliner (6).
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
David Sims, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026
Aside from his messages of unity and urging people watching at home to never second-guess themselves, Bad Bunny also shared other asides in Spanish throughout the halftime show.
—Pamela Avila, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
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Adverb
Production grievances aside, Ye was accompanied by two notable plus-ones during his set.
—Adelle Platon, VIBE.com, 2 Apr. 2026
After this launch, all nine remaining Atlas V rockets are set aside for Amazon’s Project Kuiper (3) or Boeing’s Starliner (6).
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
Once Ida is revived, Buckley is rife with tics and guttural asides, switching between rat-a-tat mobster slang and Shelley’s flowery English prose like some postmodern literary Gollum.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026
Aside from his messages of unity and urging people watching at home to never second-guess themselves, Bad Bunny also shared other asides in Spanish throughout the halftime show.
—Pamela Avila, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aside
Adverb
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Working in batches, spoon 1/3 cupfuls of batter into skillet, spreading into 4-inch rounds and spacing 1 inch apart.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
2 Apr. 2026
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The book explores life in New York City in 1987 from the perspective of Wall Street bond trader Sherman McCoy, whose yuppie lifestyle begins to fall apart following an incident in the Bronx.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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June 21 – July 22 Wandering down conversational tangents will be especially tempting today.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
31 Mar. 2026
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The original investigation spawned two main tangents involving Becciu, once a leading Vatican cardinal and future papal contender.—
NICOLE WINFIELD THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
18 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Liveried valets addressed me by name, whisked away my luggage, and accompanied me up a flight of stairs to the Waldorf’s signature bar and lobby lounge, Peacock Alley.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Mar. 2026
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But no one reading the book will come away with the sense that studies are often contested, or that many of the findings of social psychology and economics remain unsettled, or that results can be interpreted in many ways.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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If all goes well, perhaps, Pickett could be looked at as starting competition elsewhere in 2027.—
Mike Kaye
March 31,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Mar. 2026
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The deeper challenge for all states is to reform a global financial architecture that evolved based on the interests of a handful of Western creditor states, at the cost of austerity and social destruction elsewhere.—
Sven van Mourik,
The Dial,
31 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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After two days off, the Nets will return to Barclays Center on Friday to face the Atlanta Hawks.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
1 Apr. 2026
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But a trial could be a long way off.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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True was in her office inside the restaurant shortly after the lunch rush Monday afternoon when a customer came in and said the Chinese restaurant a couple doors down was on fire.—
Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2026
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The $10 general admission during the Lilac Festival on weekends includes petting zoo, lilac maze, hoe down & jug band shows, lawn games, and lilac viewing.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Aside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aside. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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