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adverb

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as in apart

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aside

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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
Brian and Dougal have agreed to put their differences aside and trust each other for the duration of this war, and Dougal has some MacKinneys to kill in order to avenge sweet Janet’s death. — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026 Bleak realities aside, creators of color remain focused on the bigger issues #Emmyssowhite brought into view and hopeful of a tide that will once again turn in their favor. — Brande Victorian, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026
Noun
With Apatow at the helm, the chat took some comical turns, as might be expected, and also some unusually revealing ones, as Apatow getting McCartney to loosen up provided some real personal asides as well as screwball dialogue. — Chris Willman, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026 Twenty minutes later, someone from their legal team asked, almost as an aside, whether anyone knew what employees were actually putting into the tool. — Ori Lev-Ran, Forbes.com, 24 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
  • Breaking these bonds apart simply reverses the process by breaking apart the peptide bond and a water molecule, and linking their parts.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026
  • What sets SpaceX apart is its ability to launch and maintain its own satellite network using reusable rockets, an advantage that's costly and difficult for competitors to replicate.
    — Kevin Simpson, CNBC, 14 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
  • The famed stage actor, who performed late into his life, didn’t shy away from challenging roles.
    — Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
  • YouTube Europe boss Pedro Pina, a fixture at these events, reminded producers that the platform won’t take work away from them by entering the production game.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of away
Adverb
  • Albania’s unrest coincides with growing street protests elsewhere in Europe.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The cafe, inside the gift shop, offers simple snacks, coffee, and sandwiches—best to skip it and dine elsewhere in the area.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of elsewhere
Adverb
  • Searching for Wendy in the depths of the Sephora store, Stan watches his surroundings shift from slightly off, to off, to get-me-the-hell-out-of-here off.
    — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Netflix’s stock price has dropped more than 40% over the past year (off 25% year to date) as Wall Street has increasingly scrutinized its viewer engagement, which increased only 2% over the first half of the year to 97 billion hours viewed.
    — Peter White, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of off
Adverb
  • Shares of Netflix are down 20% year-to-date on fears the streamer’s days of double-digit gains are coming to an end.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
  • According to CrowdStrike’s 2026 Global Threat Report, the average breakout time from initial access to lateral movement is 29 minutes, down 65% from 2024.
    — Asaf Wiener, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
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“Aside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aside. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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