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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
This was not the case; the characters lived through real events on the island, and the flash sideways was a separate spiritual journey.
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Janey Tracey, Entertainment Weekly, 23 May 2026
The flashes sideways did a lot of the work of the characters' resolutions, too.
—Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 23 May 2026
Athlete-fan interactions have gone sideways for as long as fans have paid money to go to games.
—Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 22 May 2026
Of course, everything goes sideways quickly.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 20 May 2026
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Janey Tracey, Entertainment Weekly, 23 May 2026
The flashes sideways did a lot of the work of the characters' resolutions, too.
—Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 23 May 2026
Athlete-fan interactions have gone sideways for as long as fans have paid money to go to games.
—Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 22 May 2026
Of course, everything goes sideways quickly.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 20 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sideways
Adverb
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Some parents of football players told CBS News Philadelphia last fall they've been frustrated by the investigation, saying their children were being viewed suspiciously by college recruiters despite not being involved in the assault.—
Tom Ignudo,
CBS News,
26 May 2026
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From my perspective as a mental health professional studying how people think and talk about emotions and mental health, the behaviors associated with looksmaxxing look suspiciously like symptoms of eating disorders and body dysmorphia, also called body dysmorphic disorder.—
Jordyn Tovey,
The Conversation,
22 May 2026
Adverb
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Once an attacker bypasses the firewall, internal activity often goes unmonitored, and threats can move laterally with little resistance.—
Jaushin Lee,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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Matlock was better when blocking downhill as opposed to laterally on the move.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
Adverb
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Picture him in his threadbare suit, nervously smoking his Tecla cigarettes, his eyes obliquely devouring everything, his notes on a small table that resembles a pulpit.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 May 2026
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But, like John Paul’s words in Poland in 1979, Leo’s words in 2026 have addressed a global conflict squarely if obliquely.—
Paul Elie,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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“Sideways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sideways. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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