wayside
noun
way·side
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Definition of wayside
: the side of or land adjacent to a road or path
by the wayside
: out of consideration : into a condition of neglect or disuse
—usually used with fall
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Examples of wayside in a Sentence
Flowers grew along the wayside.
Recent Examples on the Web
In a world oversaturated by wonder and stimulation, the quiet work of paying attention is what falls by the wayside, except in the places that consciously curate it. — Sarah Rose Sharp, cleveland.com, "Attention Must Be Paid: ‘Intercepted’ moments at H-Space," 25 Aug. 2019 But in the first match of the entire tournament, after 13 other teams had fallen to the wayside, Leviz and Sapauu handled Team Chinese Taipei and Germany swiftly to win the match and grab a chicken dinner. — Aron Garst, The Verge, "Illegal tournaments and rejected visas: Team Vietnam’s long road to the PUBG Nations Cup," 20 Aug. 2019 Since the collapse of the Berlin Wall, the United States has been the leader of the free world economically, militarily, but also -- as communism and fascism fell by the wayside -- as an idea. — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, "The world wonders what's happened to America," 10 Aug. 2019 Scott also could have been floating a trial balloon and the whole idea might go with the wayside. — oregonlive.com, "Oregon linebacker Troy Dye: 9 a.m. games would be ‘crazy mess’," 4 Aug. 2019 Instead of being another tale of a community institution going by the wayside, the cooperative provides a glimmer of hope for locals concerned about quality-of-life issues in the Bay Area, with its dog-eat-dog real estate market. — Tilde Herrera, SFChronicle.com, "How dedicated dog lovers saved their canine day care in Oakland," 21 June 2019 Yet the Democratic Party has often pushed issues like maternal mortality, which disproportionately affect women of color, to the wayside. — Anna North, Vox, "Democrats need to win women in 2020. The debate showed the candidates know that.," 27 June 2019 Blockers’ that everything else fell to the wayside. — Lindzi Scharf, latimes.com, "Olivia Wilde, Storm Reid and more toast Face of the Future honoree Elizabeth Debicki," 12 June 2019 On Monday, this threat fell to the wayside as the House Judiciary Committee struck a deal with the Department of Justice, ensuring committee members will see at least some evidence from the Mueller report. — Renae Reints, Fortune, "Who Is Don McGahn? Former White House Counsel Is Embroiled in Trump Investigation," 11 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'wayside.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for wayside
wayside
noun
English Language Learners Definition of wayside
: the land next to a road or path
See the full definition for wayside in the English Language Learners Dictionary
wayside
noun
way·side
| \ ˈwā-ˌsīd
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Kids Definition of wayside
: the edge of a road
by the wayside
: into a condition of neglect or disuse
… stay up all night and let your schoolwork fall by the wayside …— Lemony Snicket, The Austere Academy