sidebar

[ sahyd-bahr ]

/ ˈsaɪdˌbɑr /

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noun

follow-up (def. 3b).

a typographically distinct section of a page, as in a book or magazine, that amplifies or highlights the main text.

a conference between the judge and lawyers out of the presence of the jury.

a subordinate or incidental issue, remark, activity, etc.

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Origin of sidebar

First recorded in 1945–50; side¹ + bar¹

Words nearby sidebar

side, side against, sidearm, side arms, side band, sidebar, side bet, sideboard, sideboards, sidebone, side boob

How to use sidebar in a sentence

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.
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Then, simply drag one or more page thumbnails from one into the thumbnail sidebar next to the other.
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The landmark series is beautifully annotated and has maps and historical discussion in the sidebar to every page.
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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.
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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.
How Bustle Digital Group sets up shoppable options within its editorial content|Kayleigh Barber|April 8, 2021|Digiday
Sidebar: the Electoral College is the balk rule of government.
Baseball’s Problem Is Politics’ Problem|Doug McIntyre|November 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Its addictive “sidebar of shame” catalogues every celebrity roll of fat, fashion faux pas, and shaky early-morning nightclub exit.
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He went on to describe the probe as a “sidebar issue” and hinted it was politically motivated.
Scott Walker Investigated in Secret Wisconsin Probe|Ben Jacobs|October 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The judge and the lawyers broke for a sidebar, outside the purview of the jury, the media, and the public.
‘You’re a F—cking Liar’: Whitey Bulger and the FBI’s Sordid History|T.J. English|July 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
If things heat up, we might also get a brief sidebar into immigration.
So, We're Just Going to Ignore Mexico?|Justin Green|October 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Late in the afternoon the Captain returned riding in a sidebar buggy with a man.
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The man drove away in the sidebar leaving the Captain and the lumber wagon.
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British Dictionary definitions for sidebar

sidebar

/ (ˈsaɪdˌbɑː) /

noun

(in a newspaper, website, etc) a short article placed alongside and providing additional information about a longer one

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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