sidebar

[ sahyd-bahr ]

noun

1. follow-up ( def 3b ).
2. a typographically distinct section of a page, as in a book or magazine, that amplifies or highlights the main text.
3. a conference between the judge and lawyers out of the presence of the jury.
4. 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of sidebar¹

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

Example Sentences

A lifelong personal zeal for Scottish independence energised his mission to shift his cause from a sidebar to the mainstream, and to within a whisker of it actually happening.

From BBC

YouTube's algorithm will usually recommend similar content for users to watch once they have finished a particular video, as well as displaying related videos on a sidebar.

From BBC

The lede was ‘To Russia without love,’ and then I wrote a sidebar, ‘My One-Round Fight With Mike Tyson.’

From Seattle Times

The film premiered in the Directors’ Fortnight sidebar section of the Cannes festival in 2022.

From BBC

It was to premiere Wednesday evening in the opening ceremony of Cannes’ Un Certain Regard sidebar.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• aftereffect
• reaction