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as stated or indicated without the slightest difference stay right where you are

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in a direct line or course walk right over here now

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Recent Examples of right
Noun
Earlier this week, the Mavericks — who finished with a play-in tournament berth and a 39-43 record, but fell short of the playoffs proper — jumped up in the draft lottery to secure the rights to the No. 1 selection in next month's 2025 NBA Draft. Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 May 2025 But to treat the right’s politico-mystical fervor as a modern malfunction is to miss its deeper logic. Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 17 May 2025
Adjective
Work in the right order Follow these steps to clean and maintain the clarity and shine of your windows. The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2025 His backtracking was not handled with utmost finesse, but this was the right outcome. Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 17 May 2025
Adverb
Here’s another example of Andersen’s stick discipline saving him on a high-danger shot from right in front of the net. Jesse Granger, New York Times, 19 May 2025 Dutch expressionist Henk Chabot’s (1894-1949) paintings would feel right at home at Fenix. Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
Verb
When the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced Sunday night that Chubby Checker would be inducted into its ranks later this year, many fans of early rock ‘n’ roll who’d assumed that the Hall would never reach back that far again were surprised and exultant that a longtime wrong was being righted. A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 30 Apr. 2025 But how much progress has the city made toward righting the wrongs that Gray's death came to symbolize? Jean Marbella, Baltimore Sun, 17 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for right
Recent Examples of Synonyms for right
Adjective
  • Dylan’s life is full of true — meaning real — contradictions.
    Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2025
  • This is a view of the future where major sporting events can achieve practically ubiquitous distribution and true interactivity.
    Richard Deitsch, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Adjective
  • In this eerie tale about fear, lust, and female empowerment, the real question becomes whether this is an act of witchcraft—or a witch hunt.
    Shannon Carlin, Time, 22 May 2025
  • All of his links to the real world are frayed or contrived.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 22 May 2025
Adjective
  • This story was updated with a correct statement from the FBI.
    Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
  • Layne suggested Edward ride again the following week, and over time, as the Lamb family regularly made its way to the Batty farm, Edward started to point out the correct directions.
    Alec Lewis, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Adjective
  • Expect kudos, rewards and deserved acknowledgement!
    Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 12 May 2025
  • But there is also the fact that Bayern lost their record dominance in the Champions League group stage, and although the club put up a good fight, the exit against Inter Milan was more than deserved.
    Manuel Veth, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
Adjective
  • After his honorable discharge from the Marine Corps, Quang enjoyed a successful pharmaceutical sales stint as a top producer for Astra/Merck and then Genentech.
    Quang X. Pham, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
  • Instead, most of Bernadette’s assumptions — that working the border is an honorable act, or that a federal position will imbue her with more authority, or that all Native people will have the same opinions and the same goals — are upended over the course of the season.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Then again, even if Biden had done more interviews or press conferences, our insight into his condition would not have been perfect: decline is not a linear process; good days can obscure bad ones, and vice versa.
    Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 23 May 2025
  • But in today’s world of fragmented channels, fluctuating labor and unpredictable supply, that linear model can easily break down.
    Charisma Glassman, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Adjective
  • Republished on May 17 with additional advice and resources on defending against these dangerous messages, where normal detection is impossible.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
  • His average driving distance has been in his normal range, 324.8 yards for the first two rounds.
    Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 May 2025
Adjective
  • But now, with what is happening, the title is even more appropriate.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 18 May 2025
  • During arguments before the Supreme Court, several of the justices expressed concerns about the use of nationwide injunctions, but John Sauer, President Donald Trump’s solicitor general, faced pushback this week about whether limiting injunctions was appropriate in this case.
    Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 18 May 2025

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