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
Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2025
Step 9 Set the pie aside on a wire rack to cool for at least 3 hours before slicing.
—Ellen Gray, Saveur, 15 May 2025
Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2025
Sometimes, his wisecracks and confessional asides come as a direct address.
—Lisa Kennedy, The Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2025
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Adverb
In one telling aside, the two pay a visit to the 5-star Prince de Galles hotel, some of whose windows overlook the scene of the crime.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2025
Step 9 Set the pie aside on a wire rack to cool for at least 3 hours before slicing.
—Ellen Gray, Saveur, 15 May 2025
Noun
There’s no backstory here of how this version of the city came to be, except in personal asides.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2025
Sometimes, his wisecracks and confessional asides come as a direct address.
—Lisa Kennedy, The Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aside
Adverb
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Even some of the country’s most storied and historic venues were falling apart.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
10 May 2025
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When planting time arrives, cut the cardboard cartons apart and plant them right along with your seedlings. 7.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 May 2025
Noun
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Medford Police Department As their journey continued, Ford says Jones began going off on tangents.—
Lauren A. White,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2025
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Several times throughout the series, Alec will start to delve into a tangent about, well, literally anything: the history of the Hamptons, the history of Long Island, the ocean, the Suffolk County water authority, old houses in their neighborhood.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
14 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Some of the most transformative applications of AI operate far away from the spotlights of Silicon Valley, seen only by back-office workers who are now saving thousands of hours in rote menial work.—
Haokun Qin,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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The district blamed declining enrollment in large part on the expansion of Florida’s school voucher program, which provides money for private school scholarships and homeschooling services and has subsequently lured many students away from traditional public schools.—
Steven Walker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 May 2025
Adverb
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Some non-homeowners' attention may be focused elsewhere, the BMO survey found.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
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Agency independence at stake At stake in this case are not just Wilcox and Harris' jobs, but the jobs of people Trump has fired elsewhere in a similar fashion, including at the Federal Trade Commission and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.—
Andrea Hsu,
NPR,
16 May 2025
Adverb
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During such a negotiation, sure, a salesperson can say there are guidelines, but the buyer, knowing full well that someone else recently received, say, a 55% discount and another person received 40% off, can call their bluff.—
Chris Mele,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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And now at 25% off, the Bravia, this is one of those can't-miss/shouldn't-miss type of deals.—
Carlos Mejia,
PC Magazine,
20 May 2025
Adverb
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There were also far fewer Germans arriving in California in March, down 26% to 20,847 from March 2024, the agency said.—
Erik Kirschbaum,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2025
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If reaching a safe shelter is not possible, either crouch down in your car and shield your head, or leave your vehicle and find shelter in a ditch or ravine.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
17 May 2025
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“Aside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aside. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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