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Recent Examples of sideward
The stewards concluded Gutierrez guided his horse at least four paths to the outside causing another horse to go sideward.
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Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2019
Models in luxury snake boots and sparkling disco heels suddenly appeared and — forgoing the dry catwalk strip — darted sideward to walk straight across the water.
—Thomas Adamson, The Seattle Times, 25 Sep. 2018
Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2019
Models in luxury snake boots and sparkling disco heels suddenly appeared and — forgoing the dry catwalk strip — darted sideward to walk straight across the water.
—Thomas Adamson, The Seattle Times, 25 Sep. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sideward
laterally
Adverb
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On the other hand, outside zone, where the offensive line flows laterally in the same direction and the running back picks a hole to dart through, has a success rate lower than 30%.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
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Heat spreaders allow the heat to move laterally, diluting it and allowing the circuits to cool.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Sideward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sideward. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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