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from side to side

ADJECTIVE
across
Synonyms


ADVERB
athwart
Synonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK




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"It felt like the ground was moving from side to side because of the chants," he says.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2025

Usually, the motion of these pulses is such that they either spin in circles, like a spinning top, or they vibrate, shaking continuously from side to side in straight lines.

From Space Scoop • Aug. 11, 2025

They have flimsy supports on the ground story that prop up carports, garages or storefronts and can snap when shaken from side to side in an earthquake.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2025

In tests, when a person turned their head from side to side or raised it off the table, the sensor detected these movements and transmitted a signal to a computer.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2024

Eddie moves her mouth from side to side, like she’s thinking.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy




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