as in tangent
a departure from the subject under consideration
as an aside, something similar happened to me years ago
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EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024
But rhetoric aside, neither candidate nor their respective party platforms present a strategy for reducing the all-too realistic threat of war with North Korea, demonstrating a hubris American voters should not tolerate.
—Christine Ahn, Chicago Tribune, 17 Oct. 2024
Chris Willman, Variety, 19 Aug. 2024
That was largely a consequence of impulse: Trump’s attacks and provocative asides were not written into the speech.
—Eric Cortellessa/milwaukee, TIME, 19 July 2024
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Adverb
Two headstrong people discover the importance of putting personal differences aside to create what is most important at Christmas.
—EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024
But rhetoric aside, neither candidate nor their respective party platforms present a strategy for reducing the all-too realistic threat of war with North Korea, demonstrating a hubris American voters should not tolerate.
—Christine Ahn, Chicago Tribune, 17 Oct. 2024
Noun
The subject matter of her asides covered a lot of ground, from Idaho history to her recent search-engine history.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 19 Aug. 2024
That was largely a consequence of impulse: Trump’s attacks and provocative asides were not written into the speech.
—Eric Cortellessa/milwaukee, TIME, 19 July 2024
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“Aside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aside. Accessed 3 Nov. 2024.
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