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laterally

[lat-er-uh-lee] / ˈlæt ər ə li /
ADVERB
to the side
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
WEAK
next to sideway sideways sidewise


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Laterally, he’s as quick and elusive as any running back in this and many other draft classes.

From Washington Post • Apr. 26, 2018

Laterally it extends on each side of the toe to the commencement of the quarters.

From Diseases of the Horse's Foot by Reeks, Harry Caulton

Laterally the extreme edge of dark drapery held by figure on right that blows towards Venus is Phi proportion with sides of picture.

From The Practice and Science of Drawing by Speed, Harold

Laterally the parietal meets the medial angle of the postorbital and the medial border of the supratemporal.

From A New Order of Fishlike Amphibia From the Pennsylvanian of Kansas by Eaton, Theodore H. (Theodore Hildreth)

Laterally, the buildings were crowded together, until the upper floors were pushed out on timber brackets for light and air.

From Greyfriars Bobby by Atkinson, Eleanor Stackhouse




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