as in sideways
with one side faced forward
you can squeeze through the narrow passage between the two caves if you go edgewise
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sideways
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Thrown into the mix are shady Middle Eastern arms dealers, equally shady CIA operatives and various plots that lead to a bombing at a US military base and a raid on an ISIS stronghold that goes sideways.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025 -
However, beneath the surface lies a hidden world of swirling currents, where grains sneak sideways or loop in circles instead of following the obvious flow.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Aug. 2025
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“Edgewise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/edgewise. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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