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Recent Examples of sidewardThe stewards concluded Gutierrez guided his horse at least four paths to the outside causing another horse to go sideward.—Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2019 Models in luxury snake boots and sparkling disco heels suddenly appeared and — forgoing the dry catwalk strip — darted sideward to walk straight across the water.—Thomas Adamson, The Seattle Times, 25 Sep. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sideward
laterally
Adverb
Arenas shuffled up and down the pickleball court and shifted laterally, quickly racking up the points and shutting out Jennings in the game, 11-0.
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Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
20 Jan. 2026
These included shifting weight laterally on slopes, shortening strides on rough ground, and stepping cautiously on slippery surfaces.