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east

[eest] / ist /
ADJECTIVE
situated to the east
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
west


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Markets will move up and down, your dreams might shift a little bit more to the west or the east, and unexpected situations might arise.

From MarketWatch Aug. 26, 2026

On 26 August 2024, she was on holiday when a neighbour texted her to say the Spectrum Building in east London was on fire.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

The evacuation area is bounded roughly by Orange Avenue to the north, Juniper Road to the west, Santa Rosa Mine Road and San Jacinto Avenue to the south and Old Elsinore Road to the east.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 25, 2026

Palestinians could easily bypass the tiny area—fewer than five square miles—by traveling a little east.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

So we packed up and moved the 358 miles east to the Hampton Roads area, the largest ice-free harbor in the United States and home to some of the nation’s most important military installations.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson




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