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ADVERB
laterally
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
WEAK
sideway sideways sidewise






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Within an initial "nomination period" - a set window of time where the association has the exclusive right to find an eligible buyer - the flat generated next to no interest.

From BBC Sep. 19, 2026

Valerie McCarthy, a leader in the Oconee County Republican Party, began filing public-records requests from her home office, sitting next to a copy of the Constitution and a teddy bear wearing a Trump T-shirt.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

Because these immune hubs sit directly next to the brain, researchers believe they could eventually provide a way to influence immune activity in neurological diseases without broadly affecting the rest of the body.

From Science Daily Sep. 17, 2026

The two schools are literally next to each other — La Cañada’s locker room is closer than the visiting locker room they will use at St. Francis.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2026

The cowboy next to him suppresses a smile.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes




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