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Recent Examples of laterally
The 26-year-old Doncic moved better laterally on defense and attacked pick-and-roll coverages quicker as a ball-handler.
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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
Data from flight-tracking service Flightradar24 showed that the Spirit plane came no closer than eight miles laterally to Air Force One, which remained at 32,000 feet — just 1,000 feet below Spirit Flight 1300.
—Heather Hunter, The Washington Examiner, 18 Sep. 2025
Attackers steal credentials, exploit VPN vulnerabilities and move laterally once inside.
—Steve Riley, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The robot can shift laterally, pivot, and swing its paddle with fluidity, reacting to balls traveling up to 5 m/s in less than one second.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025
On the product front, the brand has deepened its footprint in skin care and broadened laterally into makeup hybrids.
—Wwd Staff, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2025
Gently remove the plant from its pot and loosen the roots, spreading them laterally.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 26 Aug. 2025
Tennis, with its explosive bursts—sprinting to the ball, stopping, lunging laterally, jogging backwards to the baseline—can yield especially powerful results.
—Alexandra Moe, The Atlantic, 24 Aug. 2025
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
Data from flight-tracking service Flightradar24 showed that the Spirit plane came no closer than eight miles laterally to Air Force One, which remained at 32,000 feet — just 1,000 feet below Spirit Flight 1300.
—Heather Hunter, The Washington Examiner, 18 Sep. 2025
Attackers steal credentials, exploit VPN vulnerabilities and move laterally once inside.
—Steve Riley, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The robot can shift laterally, pivot, and swing its paddle with fluidity, reacting to balls traveling up to 5 m/s in less than one second.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025
On the product front, the brand has deepened its footprint in skin care and broadened laterally into makeup hybrids.
—Wwd Staff, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2025
Gently remove the plant from its pot and loosen the roots, spreading them laterally.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 26 Aug. 2025
Tennis, with its explosive bursts—sprinting to the ball, stopping, lunging laterally, jogging backwards to the baseline—can yield especially powerful results.
—Alexandra Moe, The Atlantic, 24 Aug. 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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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.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
4 Oct. 2025
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The money for movies is allocated indirectly, through independent foundations, such as the Israel Film Fund.—
Gershom Gorenberg,
The Atlantic,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Laterally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laterally. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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