right and left

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for right and left
Adverb
  • And a subset of big-time traders travel far and wide every two or four years just to get in on the action, usually standing outside a venue with a board, blanket or scarf studded with rows of shiny, colorful pins.
    Rachel Treisman, NPR, 21 Feb. 2026
  • From photographing items, creating listings, and managing pricing to communicating with buyers, negotiating bids, and shipping far and wide, prepare to break a bit of a sweat to sell that bag.
    Alexis Bennett, InStyle, 19 Feb. 2026
Adverb
  • Hours later when the 36 skiers eventually finished, the final standings showed the impossible high and low of skiing.
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Sandoval, again taking leading-lady duties, plays Dahlia, a cop reporting to Bernal (Dennis Marasigan), a shady police chief with friends in both high and low places in Manila, a city still under martial law in 1979.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 Feb. 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
  • Look closely, and themed details are almost everywhere.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Feb. 2026
  • For survivors everywhere, Virginia did this for you.
    Janelle Ash , Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 23 Feb. 2026
Adverb
  • Spurs were set up in a 5-3-2 formation out of possession, but looked vulnerable defensively throughout.
    Jay Harris, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
  • That meant creating 16 bathrooms where none existed, installing underfloor heating throughout, and narrowing the swimming pool—a 1950s addition by the former mayor of Seville, a previous owner—out of respect for Andalusia's drought challenges.
    Ryan Craggs, Travel + Leisure, 23 Feb. 2026
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“Right and left.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/right%20and%20left. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.

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