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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lee
Noun
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From here, slowly move the ball in an arch toward your right side. 4.—
Matt Parrott,
Arkansas Online,
18 May 2025 -
Teachers want parents and the public on their side.—
Bruno V. Manno,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
Noun
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Moments Example of the hidden picture puzzles in the black/white images on the left; the corresponding real-world picture on the right.—
Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
16 May 2025
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His passing has been underrated, while he can regularly be seen instructing Balde to his left and Pau Cubarsi to his right on positioning and organisation.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
Noun
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The unit, which will be fully operational by 2027, is stationed in Lithuania along NATO's eastern flank.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 May 2025
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By Alastair Bland, CalMatters Near the southern flank of Mount Shasta, springs and snowmelt converge to form the McCloud River.—
CalMatters,
Mercury News,
13 May 2025
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Patricia was looking forward to her mother climbing to the top of the 750-foot Diamond Head, but her then-72-year-old mom felt daunted by the challenging ascent and opted to stay at the base.—
Maquita Peters,
NPR,
11 May 2025
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Family Firms Lead, Still Family enterprises are quietly outpacing their public peers in gender diversity at the top.—
Francois Botha,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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Russo had always played defense, including as an outside back on her Galaxy club team that won back-to-back national titles.—
Matt Le Cren,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2025
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In other words, check your bread slice on its outside before you get sliced on the inside.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
3 May 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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For the second consecutive year, the Stars will play the Oilers for the right to go to the Stanley Cup Final.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 May 2025
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The rights to Gregory Maguire's 1995 novel Wicked were quickly snatched up for a movie adaptation, with Demi Moore's production company optioning.—
EW Staff,
EW.com,
18 May 2025
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“Lee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lee. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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