wayside
Example Sentences
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Certain plot points are overexplained; others are left to fall by the wayside.
From Los Angeles Times
Over the years, many multipolar efforts have fallen by the wayside, including the Non-Aligned Movement, the New International Economic Order, the Group of 77 and the World Social Forum.
From Salon
Race and ethnicity fell by the wayside, he wrote, while creedal elements remained strong.
Will a mission have to fall by the wayside as well?
It’s the one that can go by the wayside.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
