as in tangents
a departure from the subject under consideration
the professor's frequent and extended digressions are the stuff of campus legend
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Recent Examples of digressions
The novel is made of math equations, lengthy jokes, digressions in Yiddish, and a whole lot of language play.
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Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 2 June 2026
Obviously, the users can also opt for surfing’s rapid digressions due to the overwhelming and disorienting number of choices that they are confronted with when accessing a hypertext.
—Carmen Daniela Maier, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
The main plot, which involves some very old beef between Said and Ilya, is subtly woven and sometimes gets lost in digressions, though Grisebach manages to brings things together by the last act.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2026
It is abridged, so there’s not nearly as many 90-page digressions or pseudoscientific cetology musings.
—Marah Eakin, Vulture, 14 May 2026
Problem solving may also suffer without these low-effort digressions.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026
Such digressions could pose a problem in the future as the possibilities of human colonies in space become more likely.
—Devika Rao, TheWeek, 9 Apr. 2026
One of Scarpetta’s digressions in particular is damaging to the show’s fortunes.
—Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
The core of this book, stripping away the weird digressions, is about how society makes monsters.
—Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 2 June 2026
Obviously, the users can also opt for surfing’s rapid digressions due to the overwhelming and disorienting number of choices that they are confronted with when accessing a hypertext.
—Carmen Daniela Maier, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
The main plot, which involves some very old beef between Said and Ilya, is subtly woven and sometimes gets lost in digressions, though Grisebach manages to brings things together by the last act.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2026
It is abridged, so there’s not nearly as many 90-page digressions or pseudoscientific cetology musings.
—Marah Eakin, Vulture, 14 May 2026
Problem solving may also suffer without these low-effort digressions.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026
Such digressions could pose a problem in the future as the possibilities of human colonies in space become more likely.
—Devika Rao, TheWeek, 9 Apr. 2026
One of Scarpetta’s digressions in particular is damaging to the show’s fortunes.
—Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
The core of this book, stripping away the weird digressions, is about how society makes monsters.
—Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for digressions
tangents
Noun
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Now, those nightly improvised tangents have become one of the production's most beloved elements.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
26 May 2026
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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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“Digressions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/digressions. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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