1
a
: a short news story or graphic accompanying and presenting sidelights of a major story
b
: something incidental : sidelight
a sidebar to the essay's central theme
2
: a conference between the judge, the lawyers, and sometimes the parties to a case that the jury does not hear
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Although the Acid sidebar is new to Said, this isn’t his first time at Cannes.
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Jamie Lang, Variety, 17 May 2024
On Tuesday, during another sidebar that began the day, the transcript shows prosecutors told the judge that Cohen would be their last direct witness.
—Graham Kates, CBS News, 16 May 2024
The right sidebar in Google’s Workspace apps is now the center for a lot of Google’s AI plans.
—David Pierce, The Verge, 14 May 2024
And yes, AdGuard blocks ads — not just sidebars, but banner ads and pop-up videos that can disrupt your browsing experience and carry unwanted trackers and malware.
—Stackcommerce Team (sponsored), PCMAG, 11 May 2024
Image: Microsoft Another allowed Copilot in Windows to pop out of the sidebar and into a normal application window, which users could resize and move around.
—Richard Lawler, The Verge, 3 May 2024
These handy timestamped checkmarks automatically integrate into your calendar, and can be found in the same sidebar along with Keep notes in Gmail.
—Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 3 May 2024
The murder case wasn’t directly mentioned during the sentencing, though it was seemingly alluded to — and possibly discussed during a sidebar that both parties agreed to have sealed.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 2 May 2024
And in the Cannes Premiere sidebar, the festival has added Gael Morel’s Vivre, Mourir, Renaitre and Jessica Palud’s Maria.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Apr. 2024
Jamie Lang, Variety, 17 May 2024
On Tuesday, during another sidebar that began the day, the transcript shows prosecutors told the judge that Cohen would be their last direct witness.
—Graham Kates, CBS News, 16 May 2024
The right sidebar in Google’s Workspace apps is now the center for a lot of Google’s AI plans.
—David Pierce, The Verge, 14 May 2024
And yes, AdGuard blocks ads — not just sidebars, but banner ads and pop-up videos that can disrupt your browsing experience and carry unwanted trackers and malware.
—Stackcommerce Team (sponsored), PCMAG, 11 May 2024
Image: Microsoft Another allowed Copilot in Windows to pop out of the sidebar and into a normal application window, which users could resize and move around.
—Richard Lawler, The Verge, 3 May 2024
These handy timestamped checkmarks automatically integrate into your calendar, and can be found in the same sidebar along with Keep notes in Gmail.
—Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 3 May 2024
The murder case wasn’t directly mentioned during the sentencing, though it was seemingly alluded to — and possibly discussed during a sidebar that both parties agreed to have sealed.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 2 May 2024
And in the Cannes Premiere sidebar, the festival has added Gael Morel’s Vivre, Mourir, Renaitre and Jessica Palud’s Maria.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Apr. 2024
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“Sidebar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sidebar. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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sidebar
noun
side·bar
ˈsīd-ˌbär 
: sidebar conference
had failed to request a sidebar before injecting the collateral offense into the trial—Dockery v. State, 659 So. 2d 219 (1994)
Dockery v. State, 659 So. 2d 219 (1994)
sidebar
adjective
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