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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
Grass moths that darted sideways through the air.
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Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
As everyone always says, an overbought market can come back into line with a severe pullback or by simply chopping sideways for a bit.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025
The Vikings had rookie Tyler Batty lying sideways directly in front of Eagles center Cam Jurgens, with Jalen Redmond on one side over Batty and Levi Drake Rodriguez on the other side.
—Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
The comet bits have also spread a fair distance from it sideways, which is why some of the particles now intersect the Earth even though the comet's orbit does not.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 17 Oct. 2025
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Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
As everyone always says, an overbought market can come back into line with a severe pullback or by simply chopping sideways for a bit.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025
The Vikings had rookie Tyler Batty lying sideways directly in front of Eagles center Cam Jurgens, with Jalen Redmond on one side over Batty and Levi Drake Rodriguez on the other side.
—Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
The comet bits have also spread a fair distance from it sideways, which is why some of the particles now intersect the Earth even though the comet's orbit does not.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 17 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sideways
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That sounds suspiciously like a magical pill that makes all your wishes come true—a bargain at $28 for four doses.—
Alex Hutchinson,
Outside,
29 Oct. 2025
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Or a functional quarterback with a suspiciously low ceiling?—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
27 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The design uses two separate, free-floating foam pieces, positioned laterally and medially within the midsole.—
Cory Smith,
Outside,
25 Oct. 2025
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On the other hand, outside zone, where the offensive line flows laterally in the same direction and the running back picks a hole to dart through, has a success rate lower than 30%.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
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Whereas the play only obliquely references the character’s successful new novel, this version presents Eileen’s manuscript — co-written with her mousy lover Thea (Imogen Potts), a former schoolmate of Hedda’s — as a revelatory treatise on the future of human sexuality.—
Abby Monteil,
Them.,
28 Oct. 2025
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But Sage also shows up later in the episode to obliquely discuss their plans for Marie.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Sideways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sideways. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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