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adverb

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as in apart

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noun

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
Adverb
And a sliding Yaro used his face to turn aside a rebound from Brigham Larsen to end Greenville’s best threat. — Idaho Statesman, 4 Oct. 2026 Southern Living in North Carolina Recommendations aside, Southern Living’s chase to find one of the top tacos in the country yielded solid results. — Eva Flowe october 2, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2026
Noun
Most notably, the president will meet face-to-face with Venezuela's interim leader Delcy Rodriguez in a pull-aside meeting. — ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026 As an aside, this is a capable gaming machine even at high resolutions. — Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 19 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for aside
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aside
  1. apart
  2. tangent
  3. away
  4. elsewhere
  5. off
  6. down
Adverb
  • Two families bound together by tragedy confront and tear each other apart.
    — Ed Meza, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Place two to four balls in the skillet or on the griddle, spacing them about 3 inches apart.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of apart
Noun
  • After the event was disrupted by an armed intruder, the Administration and the association scheduled a July do-over, where Trump delivered a rambling speech indulging seemingly every tangent that sprang to mind, but his contempt remained apparent.
    — Jelani Cobb, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2026
  • That got Cristobal off on a tangent about the type of players that UM targets.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of tangent
Adverb
  • They’re drawn by its floor-to-ceiling windows and Hudson River views, plus the porte-cochere that allows discreet access to $500,000 parking spaces away from paparazzi and nosy neighbors.
    — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Some donors came away questioning spending decisions, particularly on pricey consultants and lavish events.
    — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of away
Adverb
  • Beyond shedding light on the history of our own planet, understanding how oxygen, nutrients and life evolved together on Earth could also help scientists recognize similar conditions on ocean-bearing worlds elsewhere, the researchers added.
    — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 3 Oct. 2026
  • But given the current court's views, and with Justice Barrett participating in the Colorado case, taxpayers could well end up having to fund religious schools in Colorado and elsewhere.
    — Nina Totenberg, NPR, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of elsewhere
Adverb
  • But while many employees can only dream of a Saturday off, schools across the country are giving students a reprieve from the Monday morning blues with three-day weekends.
    — Muskaan Arshad, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The people who thrive will be the ones who can hold a commercial conversation and a technical one in the same meeting without handing either off.
    — Abhishek Yadav, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of off
Adverb
  • On prediction market platform Kalshi, chances for a hike in October stood at just 18%, down from almost 70% a week ago.
    — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Sales of all versions of the Escape were down 85% as its supplies of the car on dealers’ lots dwindled.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of down

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“Aside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aside. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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