as in side
the part or half of something that is sheltered from the wind
the lee of the ship on the lee side of the mountain
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Noun
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This will feel like a home away from home for Daniel Farke and his side.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
8 Aug. 2025 -
The work mirrors that which was recently completed on the west side of the crossing and forced a lengthy closing there.—
John Tuohy,
IndyStar,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In Sabrina, Hepburn's character ends up with Bogart's character, the older brother who is pictured on the left, rather than Holden's, the younger brother who is kissing her.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Former Yankee Kyle Higashioka tried to catch Domínguez at third, but the catcher made an errant throw that trickled into left.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The same day, Colombian winger Luis Díaz, who plays on the same flank as Ngumoha, officially joined Bayern Munich, closing a successful three-and-a-half-year spell at Anfield.—
Henry Flynn,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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There was burglar-proofing over the windows, and beyond the windows there was a view of the crisscrossing flanks of the hills, much bigger than the hills at home, but carpeted in the same dark green as at home, the same thick, wild forest.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 July 2025
Noun
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Our top picks for children's life insurance include Aflac, one of the few companies with term life policies for children, and Foresters Financial, which has a Bright Future Children's policy that pays out up to $75,000.—
Liz Knueven,
CNBC,
15 Aug. 2025
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The DreamCloud Premier King has a super cozy cashmere top and seven decadent layers of adaptive support.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Doing this inside means a longer amount of time spent with the compost caddy open to the air, and doing this outside was more cumbersome and tedious to do.—
Wilder Davies,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
22 July 2025
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In an outside the box move that kicks off a Road to 100 festivity, DC plans to celebrate every era of its storied history annually in 10-year increments, starting at the beginning: 1935-1945.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
18 July 2025
Noun
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The heaviest rain is forecast for windward and mauka locations.—
The Sunset AI Lab,
Sunset Magazine,
10 May 2024
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For plants, such walls are edges that separate patches of ground into zones that are sunny or shady, windward or leeward, uphill or downhill, wetter or drier.—
Robert M. Thorson,
Discover Magazine,
9 Dec. 2023
Noun
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Title The title is the legal right to own and use a property.—
James Nelson,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Timing the harvest right is crucial for the best flavor, plant health, and a generous yield.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Lee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lee. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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