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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a side show" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a secondary or less important event or activity that is often entertaining but not the main focus.
Example: "The main conference was insightful, but the side show featuring local artists added a fun element to the event."
Alternatives: "a sideshow attraction" or "a secondary event".
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He is a fake and a side show.
A "fake and a side show" I can get my head around.
"If that goes, you can forget about Darfur; it is just a side show".
But for now, "that is a side show," Jim Messina, the campaign manager, said in an interview.
For Mr. Segev, the Lebanese war seems like a side show to Israel's main and persisting problem: the Palestinians.
A big challenge is not letting diversity fall off the agenda or be relegated to a side show.
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"And the reality is that focusing on the illegal stuff is a side-show.
The Euro referendum battles ricocheting through Westminster are a side-show.
Also includes, as a side-show, a nasty barrow-wight: 600 years pre-Tolkien.
So far, Labour is a side-show to the great Tory split.
The inane discussion about whether Clarkson is personally racist is a side-show.
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