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
Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 18 Mar. 2025
Athletics aside, Chicago Hope Academy is a top-performing private Christian high school serving a demographic nearly identical to that of many struggling public schools.
—Paul Vallas, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
Pierre Lebrun, The Athletic, 25 Jan. 2025
For me, the film provided a welcome excuse to read up on Dylan, who has always been a reputable source of enjoyably gnomic quotes, self-mythologizing, and enigmatic asides.
—Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 4 Jan. 2025
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Adverb
Did both sides not set staffers aside after the call to prepare an identical readout of what was agreed?
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 18 Mar. 2025
Athletics aside, Chicago Hope Academy is a top-performing private Christian high school serving a demographic nearly identical to that of many struggling public schools.
—Paul Vallas, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
Noun
As an aside, Guentzel’s agent is Ben Hankinson, who works for the same firm, Octagon, as Rantanen’s agent, Scott.
—Pierre Lebrun, The Athletic, 25 Jan. 2025
For me, the film provided a welcome excuse to read up on Dylan, who has always been a reputable source of enjoyably gnomic quotes, self-mythologizing, and enigmatic asides.
—Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 4 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aside
Adverb
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Southwest's relatively low baggage fee revenue in past years underscores how its old policy set it apart.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
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Rubio and Zelenskyy landed a few hours apart Monday in Saudi Arabia, though they were not expected to meet.—
Matthew Lee,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Some team members love dominating conversations, going off on tangents or bringing up irrelevant issues that drain time and energy.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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There are cogent points about white supremacy and environmental destruction cheek by jowl with tangents on R. Kelly, ChatGPT, and the hair-root plexus.—
David Peisner,
Rolling Stone,
23 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Productive performers such as Diontae Johnson and Chase Claypool fizzled out before being shipped away, and veteran acquisitions such as Allen Robinson and Mike Williams never took off.—
Jeff Howe,
The Athletic,
10 Mar. 2025
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The Trojans missed 14 consecutive shots, starting late in the third quarter, and made only four baskets in the fourth as their 48-35 lead withered away.—
Michael Marot,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Russian Engineer’s belief that Russia will have similar successes elsewhere may be premature.—
David Hambling,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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Despite all the fronting, Saxon isn’t taken seriously by most of his nuclear family, which probably extends to a lot of people elsewhere in his life.—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
16 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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For now, the popular set and plenty of other bundles are up to 30% off.—
Blake Bakkila,
Architectural Digest,
9 Mar. 2025
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In Mickey 17, Bong Joon ho’s satirical angle on conglomerate superpowers manipulating scientific innovation and space exploration for their gain doesn’t seem too far off from the near future.—
Malik Peay,
Essence,
7 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Reading scores are down nationally in grades 4 and 8, with no state posting gains in either grade compared to 2022.—
Bruno V. Manno,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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While China’s 2024 box office was down around 21 per cent (to $5.86 billion) year-on-year, the country’s urban movie-going community number more than one billion and 4,658 new screens opened, meaning China now has 90,968 urban cinema screens.—
Mathew Scott,
The Hollywood Reporter,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Aside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aside. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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