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Recent Examples of lateral
Virtually every defensive metric rates Bichette as a bottom-five shortstop in baseball, and his lateral quickness is diminishing every season.
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Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
The innovation, which was designed by a research team at Nanjing University in the Chinese province of Jiangsu, uses cholesteric liquid crystal (CLC) multilayers with submicron lateral periodicities.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
For example, the most precise work is in a left lateral incisor, where the artisan’s cavity only penetrated the tooth’s enamel.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 28 Aug. 2025
The main strategy was lateral reading – searching across the internet to see what other, more credible sources say about an organization or influencer.
—Sam Wineburg, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2025
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Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
The innovation, which was designed by a research team at Nanjing University in the Chinese province of Jiangsu, uses cholesteric liquid crystal (CLC) multilayers with submicron lateral periodicities.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
For example, the most precise work is in a left lateral incisor, where the artisan’s cavity only penetrated the tooth’s enamel.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 28 Aug. 2025
The main strategy was lateral reading – searching across the internet to see what other, more credible sources say about an organization or influencer.
—Sam Wineburg, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lateral
side
Adjective
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Traditional front-fan cases have the advantage of blowing air directly onto the components that those fans are intended to keep cool, but side-radiator cases (like Lian Li's O11 Vision Compact) offer better views of internal components for showcase-PC builders.—
Thomas Soderstrom,
PC Magazine,
13 Sep. 2025
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They’re finished with a zip-and-button fly and angled side pockets.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
PEOPLE,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Lateral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lateral. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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