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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sidewise
sideways
Adverb
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But things went sideways quickly, with the launch pad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Launch Complex 36 erupting in a fireball.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 May 2026 -
The stock has been sideways for most of the past five years, but EW has been in a solid uptrend since bottoming in July 2024.—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
28 May 2026
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“Sidewise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sidewise. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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