: out of consideration : into a condition of neglect or disuse—usually used with fall
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Flowers grew along the wayside.
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In the lexicon of healthy habits, feet tend to fall by the wayside.—Erica Sloan, SELF, 21 Feb. 2025 There may be too many Yellowjackets to keep track of in the woods, which means key players from previous scenes like Teen Natalie and Teen Tai are falling by the wayside.—Esther Zuckerman, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025 Stretching back to Marcelo Bielsa’s tenure, hundreds of corners and free kicks have fallen by the wayside because of poor delivery or poor headers.—Beren Cross, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025 But as the committee prepared to hold a vote on whether to advance Gabbard's nomination last week, possible GOP opposition fell by the wayside.—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wayside
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