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Definition of edgewaysnext
chiefly British
as in sideways
with one side faced forward he shoved the oversized book in edgeways so it would fit between the shelves

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sideways
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  • But instead of being fired outright for a lack of battlefield success, Shoigu was moved sideways to a post as the secretary of Russia’s Security Council.
    Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
  • People are trying to turn this thing upside down and sideways.
    Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Edgeways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/edgeways. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.

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