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sidebar

[ sahyd-bahr ]

noun

  1. a typographically distinct section of a page, as in a book or magazine, that amplifies or highlights the main text.
  2. a conference between the judge and lawyers out of the presence of the jury.
  3. a subordinate or incidental issue, remark, activity, etc.


sidebar

/ ˈsaɪdˌbɑː /

noun

  1. (in a newspaper, website, etc) a short article placed alongside and providing additional information about a longer one
  2. any subsidiary or supplementary thing
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of sidebar1

First recorded in 1945–50; side 1 + bar 1
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Example Sentences

On Twitter, you can mute tweets with certain words or phrases by heading to the Twitter website, and clicking on More from the sidebar on the left.

Then, simply drag one or more page thumbnails from one into the thumbnail sidebar next to the other.

The landmark series is beautifully annotated and has maps and historical discussion in the sidebar to every page.

The new desktop option allows publishers to reach potential readers on multiple devices and includes a new sidebar panel to help users discover more national and local news.

Once a reader clicks on the product, its information is featured in a sidebar on the content page so the user doesn’t lose their reading place.

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Sidebar: the Electoral College is the balk rule of government.

Its addictive “sidebar of shame” catalogues every celebrity roll of fat, fashion faux pas, and shaky early-morning nightclub exit.

He went on to describe the probe as a “sidebar issue” and hinted it was politically motivated.

The judge and the lawyers broke for a sidebar, outside the purview of the jury, the media, and the public.

If things heat up, we might also get a brief sidebar into immigration.

Late in the afternoon the Captain returned riding in a sidebar buggy with a man.

The man drove away in the sidebar leaving the Captain and the lumber wagon.

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