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as in suspiciously
with distrust
she glanced at us sideways when she heard us claim we weren't there that night
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Recent Examples of sideways
The final year went sideways in Cincinnati, and the Bengals moved on.
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Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
This group sequence and snapshot is an anchor—a theme that, reflecting Beethoven, reappears throughout the dance, sometimes turned sideways or at an angle.
—Jennifer Homans, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
Nerves about tech are fragile, and that has left the S&P 500 trading sideways.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026
That’s the tightrope Jordi Fernández has walked as the Nets push through the final stretch of a season that has gone sideways in the standings, even as the organization stays committed to a development plan built for patience.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2026
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Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
This group sequence and snapshot is an anchor—a theme that, reflecting Beethoven, reappears throughout the dance, sometimes turned sideways or at an angle.
—Jennifer Homans, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
Nerves about tech are fragile, and that has left the S&P 500 trading sideways.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026
That’s the tightrope Jordi Fernández has walked as the Nets push through the final stretch of a season that has gone sideways in the standings, even as the organization stays committed to a development plan built for patience.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sideways
Adverb
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The government shutdown had ended, but the atmosphere still seemed suspiciously under-monitored.—
Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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During the Super Bowl, an anonymous trader on Polymarket suspiciously won about $17,000 by cashing in on almost all of their 17 bets on what would happen during the halftime show.—
Carlos Garcia,
Fortune,
1 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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That included how to move laterally through computer networks, determine which credentials were needed to access certain systems and calculate how likely the hacking operation would be detected, according to Gambit.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Gently remove the plant from its pot and loosen the roots, spreading them laterally.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
22 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Official Hollywood posters, especially in the Reagan years, were spurned in favor of surreal homegrown imagery, most of it only obliquely connected to the movies in question.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
16 Feb. 2026
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In related news, drummer Josh Freese recently commented obliquely on his short stint as a Foo Fighter.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Sideways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sideways. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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