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sideways
Adverb
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Wing-backs will jump forward and attackers will put pressure on the ball to hassle and harry the opposition up the pitch after a backwards or sideways pass.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
5 June 2026 -
Smoke from the front burners has farther to travel, and a lot of it drifts sideways into the kitchen before the hood can catch it.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
3 June 2026
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“Edgeways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/edgeways. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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