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Recent Examples of laterally
This provides plenty of space to spread the roots out laterally.
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 6 Nov. 2025
The design uses two separate, free-floating foam pieces, positioned laterally and medially within the midsole.
—Cory Smith, Outside, 25 Oct. 2025
On the other hand, outside zone, where the offensive line flows laterally in the same direction and the running back picks a hole to dart through, has a success rate lower than 30%.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Heat spreaders allow the heat to move laterally, diluting it and allowing the circuits to cool.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Oct. 2025
The Rams could run laterally, hash to hash, with the Warriors.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
One of the more ambitious levels is Imprint, a snowy complex that feels ripped from Inception with an angled elevator lift at its heart that shifts laterally between planes.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
The 26-year-old Doncic moved better laterally on defense and attacked pick-and-roll coverages quicker as a ball-handler.
—Khobi Price, Oc Register, 27 Sep. 2025
The Spirit jet, en route from Fort Lauderdale to Boston, came within eight miles laterally of the presidential aircraft before adjusting course.
—Amanda Castro
hannah Parry
shane Croucher
jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 6 Nov. 2025
The design uses two separate, free-floating foam pieces, positioned laterally and medially within the midsole.
—Cory Smith, Outside, 25 Oct. 2025
On the other hand, outside zone, where the offensive line flows laterally in the same direction and the running back picks a hole to dart through, has a success rate lower than 30%.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Heat spreaders allow the heat to move laterally, diluting it and allowing the circuits to cool.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Oct. 2025
The Rams could run laterally, hash to hash, with the Warriors.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
One of the more ambitious levels is Imprint, a snowy complex that feels ripped from Inception with an angled elevator lift at its heart that shifts laterally between planes.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
The 26-year-old Doncic moved better laterally on defense and attacked pick-and-roll coverages quicker as a ball-handler.
—Khobi Price, Oc Register, 27 Sep. 2025
The Spirit jet, en route from Fort Lauderdale to Boston, came within eight miles laterally of the presidential aircraft before adjusting course.
—Amanda Castro
hannah Parry
shane Croucher
jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for laterally
Adverb
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The stewards concluded Gutierrez guided his horse at least four paths to the outside causing another horse to go sideward.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Oct. 2019
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Models in luxury snake boots and sparkling disco heels suddenly appeared and — forgoing the dry catwalk strip — darted sideward to walk straight across the water.—
THOMAS ADAMSON,
The Seattle Times,
25 Sep. 2018
Adverb
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Whereas the play only obliquely references the character’s successful new novel, this version presents Eileen’s manuscript — co-written with her mousy lover Thea (Imogen Potts), a former schoolmate of Hedda’s — as a revelatory treatise on the future of human sexuality.—
Abby Monteil,
Them.,
28 Oct. 2025
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But Sage also shows up later in the episode to obliquely discuss their plans for Marie.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.—
Terry Mattingly,
Arkansas Online,
8 Nov. 2025
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The strong winds are indirectly caused by an atmospheric river battering California, as the storm is providing moisture to a weather system that is causing the winds in Nevada, NWS meteorologist Jon Bongard told Newsweek.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Laterally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laterally. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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