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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
Contact from Byron’s Chevy turned Kvapil’s car sideways near the front of the field.
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Reid Spencer, Kansas City Star, 19 Apr. 2026
As my photos of his shocking, horrific accident show, in an instant Stevens’ dragster turned sideways, crossed the center line, veered back towards the protective wall along the right side of the track and crashed violently into it.
—Jan Wagner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2026
Alas, Deborah’s crass attempt to extort her fans immediately goes sideways.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
During a season that at times went sideways and south for the Heat, Jaquez consistently was there to boost the bench, including creating even more hope going forward with a late-season 3-point upgrade.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2026
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Reid Spencer, Kansas City Star, 19 Apr. 2026
As my photos of his shocking, horrific accident show, in an instant Stevens’ dragster turned sideways, crossed the center line, veered back towards the protective wall along the right side of the track and crashed violently into it.
—Jan Wagner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2026
Alas, Deborah’s crass attempt to extort her fans immediately goes sideways.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
During a season that at times went sideways and south for the Heat, Jaquez consistently was there to boost the bench, including creating even more hope going forward with a late-season 3-point upgrade.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sideways
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Organic Raw Honey Infused with Cardamom The honey is suspiciously thin and runny, with an intense cardamom backnote.—
Alex Beggs,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
25 Apr. 2026
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In their lawsuits, the city blamed the companies for contributing to the opioid crisis by failing to stop suspiciously large orders of painkillers to Baltimore pharmacies.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
25 Apr. 2026
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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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Bianco also obliquely referred to attacks Hilton has lobbed against the sheriff on the campaign trail.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2026
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While López-Owens refers obliquely to Sweeney Bell, the clerk's other Democratic challenger attacks directly.—
Jordan Smith,
IndyStar,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Sideways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sideways. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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