as in tangents
a departure from the subject under consideration
as an aside, something similar happened to me years ago
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Recent Examples of asides
Twichell has written often about her practice of Zen Buddhism, and one of her rare asides, offered after a particularly sad poem, had the feeling of ancient wisdom.
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Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2025
The goal of those short asides and carefully seeded comments is to allow Nanjiani to outline a self-portrait.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
While there were quirky moments and asides — about holiday music, a hoagie and more — the point of the hearing was to help the judge assess whether Mangione voluntarily spoke to police and whether the officers were justified in searching his property before getting a warrant.
—Michael R. Sisak, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2025
Illness here is not explicitly seen, so much as felt in echoes and ripples, just as the disaster in To the Lighthouse is never depicted directly save for these brief asides.
—Literary Hub, 9 Dec. 2025
Amid 300-plus recipes and some amusing asides about etiquette appears a cocktail, also called the Boulevardier, invented and named by none other than Gwynne himself.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 15 Nov. 2025
Those movies sent up buddy-cop films and alien-invasion flicks by way of a distinctly British perspective (there were plenty of droll asides to go along with the action scenes).
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
All the history and legends became real hearing his asides and details.
—Alex Ross, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
While After the Hunt is full of scathing dialogue, snarky asides, and buzzwords aplenty, the final conversation between Alma and Maggie may be its most damning indictment of systems of power.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2025
The goal of those short asides and carefully seeded comments is to allow Nanjiani to outline a self-portrait.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
While there were quirky moments and asides — about holiday music, a hoagie and more — the point of the hearing was to help the judge assess whether Mangione voluntarily spoke to police and whether the officers were justified in searching his property before getting a warrant.
—Michael R. Sisak, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2025
Illness here is not explicitly seen, so much as felt in echoes and ripples, just as the disaster in To the Lighthouse is never depicted directly save for these brief asides.
—Literary Hub, 9 Dec. 2025
Amid 300-plus recipes and some amusing asides about etiquette appears a cocktail, also called the Boulevardier, invented and named by none other than Gwynne himself.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 15 Nov. 2025
Those movies sent up buddy-cop films and alien-invasion flicks by way of a distinctly British perspective (there were plenty of droll asides to go along with the action scenes).
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
All the history and legends became real hearing his asides and details.
—Alex Ross, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
While After the Hunt is full of scathing dialogue, snarky asides, and buzzwords aplenty, the final conversation between Alma and Maggie may be its most damning indictment of systems of power.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for asides
Noun
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But it was edited several times for length, to avoid tangents and the repetitiveness of partisan attacks.—
David Bauder,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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Comprising a mix of anxiety, cerebral tangents, and a dash of absurdist whimsy, Nancherla’s first full-length special Hopeful Potato, directed by Eliza Skinner, premieres December 15.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The conversation has been necessarily condensed for clarity and to take out vast numbers of further digressions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
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But in the small areas of freedom McAvoy allows himself outside the main thrust of the familiar rags-to-riches-to-regret arc there are sharp little digressions and darker shadowy corners that suggest there’s more to the film, and to McAvoy as a filmmaker, than initially meets the eye.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Asides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/asides. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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