1
a
: a short news story or graphic accompanying and presenting sidelights of a major story
b
: something incidental : sidelight
a sidebar to the essay's central theme
2
: a conference between the judge, the lawyers, and sometimes the parties to a case that the jury does not hear
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Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 1 Apr. 2025
YouTube’s algorithm also rewarded some videos by pushing them into its recommendation sidebar and ‘People Also Search For’ menu.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 28 Mar. 2025
Reporting and Analytics Analytics are accessible via the Opportunities app from the Dashboard sidebar menu.
—PCMAG, 26 Feb. 2025
The Critics’ Week is a sidebar to the official selection.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Sidebar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sidebar. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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sidebar
noun
side·bar
ˈsīd-ˌbär 
: sidebar conference
had failed to request a sidebar before injecting the collateral offense into the trial—Dockery v. State, 659 So. 2d 219 (1994)
Dockery v. State, 659 So. 2d 219 (1994)
sidebar
adjective
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