right and left

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for right and left
Adverb
  • People came from far and wide to cross the frozen Ohio River, either lacing up their sturdiest snow boots or ice-skating to and from Kentucky and Ohio.
    Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Jan. 2026
  • This report spread so far and wide that Thornton was recently forced to make an actual statement about it to USA Today.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Adverb
  • The gap between high and low meaningful difference is a 5x penetration advantage.
    Steven Wolfe Pereira, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Zillow calculates the value of a typical home using the average middle third of home values (eliminating statistical anomalies at the high and low end).
    Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
Adverb
  • Wearing rubber gloves, use a sponge to spread the mixture all over the bottom of the oven.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Moving out of old tracks to fancy new ones all over the country alienated a large portion of its core constituency.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 13 Jan. 2026
Adverb
  • These modern industrialists understand that intelligence embedded everywhere must be guided wisely everywhere.
    Phil Kafarakis, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Utica greens is a classic Italian American dish that goes by that name everywhere except Utica itself.
    Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Adverb
  • The fragile truce has been strained throughout, with Israeli forces launching deadly strikes after accusing Hamas of attacking Israeli forces and violating the ceasefire.
    Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Asian touches throughout, including a stream of flowing water greeting guests in the lobby, help create an initial Zen atmosphere.
    Forbes Travel Guide, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
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“Right and left.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/right%20and%20left. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.

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