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Recent Examples of sideward
The stewards concluded Gutierrez guided his horse at least four paths to the outside causing another horse to go sideward.
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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
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
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In most of Europe, similar barriers line the sides of cargo trailers, preventing cars from sliding laterally beneath a big rig.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Wang is an extraordinarily mobile player for his size, with impressive skating technique through his inside and outside edges laterally and flowing mechanics going north or back to pucks.—
Scott Wheeler,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Sideward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sideward. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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