across the way
idiom
: across from someone on the other side of the street
They live across the way (from us).
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Belichick holstered his two remaining timeouts, instead fixated on the frantic happenings on the sideline across the way.
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Jeff Howe, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026
Next door is Orlando Magic coach Jamahl Mosley doing some yard work, with Atlanta Hawks coach Quin Snyder across the way washing his car, and Chicago Bulls coach Billy Donovan in the street clearing some leaves.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2026
And just across the way is a silverback, a mature male, munching on leaves.
—Christina Liao, Vogue, 14 Jan. 2026
Phillips looked down at her phone, then across the way at her friends, then back to her phone.
—Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
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Jeff Howe, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026
Next door is Orlando Magic coach Jamahl Mosley doing some yard work, with Atlanta Hawks coach Quin Snyder across the way washing his car, and Chicago Bulls coach Billy Donovan in the street clearing some leaves.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2026
And just across the way is a silverback, a mature male, munching on leaves.
—Christina Liao, Vogue, 14 Jan. 2026
Phillips looked down at her phone, then across the way at her friends, then back to her phone.
—Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
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“Across the way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/across%20the%20way. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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