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Recent Examples of laterally
Arenas shuffled up and down the pickleball court and shifted laterally, quickly racking up the points and shutting out Jennings in the game, 11-0.
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Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 20 Jan. 2026
These included shifting weight laterally on slopes, shortening strides on rough ground, and stepping cautiously on slippery surfaces.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 Jan. 2026
As the sitter twists, reaches, or shifts laterally, the backrest flexes to maintain contact across the back and shoulders.
—New Atlas, 13 Jan. 2026
Leaving laterally for a defensive coordinator position would raise plenty of difficult questions, but serious external interest is expected, especially from the Dallas Cowboys.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
But Kevin Fiala’s cross-ice pass got Wallstedt moving laterally just enough to open a gap between his knees, and Sammy Helenius hit that spot for his first goal of the season.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 4 Jan. 2026
Phase 2 is set to begin late next summer or early fall and laterally connect the utilities, install a pump station for wastewater and build new restrooms.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025
In this structure, attackers who gain access can often move laterally and cause significant damage.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2025
This provides plenty of space to spread the roots out laterally.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 6 Nov. 2025
Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 20 Jan. 2026
These included shifting weight laterally on slopes, shortening strides on rough ground, and stepping cautiously on slippery surfaces.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 Jan. 2026
As the sitter twists, reaches, or shifts laterally, the backrest flexes to maintain contact across the back and shoulders.
—New Atlas, 13 Jan. 2026
Leaving laterally for a defensive coordinator position would raise plenty of difficult questions, but serious external interest is expected, especially from the Dallas Cowboys.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
But Kevin Fiala’s cross-ice pass got Wallstedt moving laterally just enough to open a gap between his knees, and Sammy Helenius hit that spot for his first goal of the season.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 4 Jan. 2026
Phase 2 is set to begin late next summer or early fall and laterally connect the utilities, install a pump station for wastewater and build new restrooms.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025
In this structure, attackers who gain access can often move laterally and cause significant damage.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2025
This provides plenty of space to spread the roots out laterally.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 6 Nov. 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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That’s what Lenny, a biopic of comedian Lenny Bruce, is obliquely about.—
Lili Anolik,
Vanity Fair,
12 Jan. 2026
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If its absence speaks obliquely to the Dadaist disregard for aesthetic permanence, its iconography—and its iconoclastic mordancy—echoes throughout his entire corpus.—
Ara H. Merjian,
Artforum,
1 Jan. 2026
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.—
John Brummett,
Arkansas Online,
22 Jan. 2026
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In the United States, museums directly and indirectly support more than 726,000 jobs across the country.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Laterally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laterally. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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