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digression

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Before we get to conservatives, permit me this brief methodological digression.

A slight digression: those of you who watch HGTV may have noticed a lot of Canadian accents on the shows.

The point of this nostalgic digression involves the occasional real-world impact of media malfeasance.

After that dizzying digression, she turns right back to her time in the state legislature again.

At one point, he justified the calls with a markedly unhelpful digression about the movie Dr. Strangelove.

Once he permitted himself a digression, that he might point a moral for the benefit of his servant.

But this digression has taken me so far away from Penzance that I may as well close this chapter with it.

Why, true; and a digression is often the cream of an article.

"I am nearly well," returned Sylvia, surprised at the sudden digression.

Having made this digression, I must now carry the reader back to Cocachacra.

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On this page you'll find 45 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to digression, such as: detour, footnote, apostrophe, aside, deflection, and departure.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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