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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crabwise
sideways
Adverb
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Orlando failed to capitalize on a 24-point lead in Game 6 at Kia Center and instead had to travel to Detroit for a Game 7 that went sideways late in the second quarter.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 May 2026 -
In their Round 2 opener on Sunday, the Wild hung six goals on the Colorado Avalanche and skated off the ice in a state of shock at everything that went sideways.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
4 May 2026
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“Crabwise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crabwise. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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