as in side
of, relating to, or located on one side from the lateral view you can see how thick the wall really is

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Recent Examples of lateral With each inhale, feel for lateral expansion of your ribs under your hands. Dana Santas, CNN Money, 4 July 2025 Kidd would have been pretty much the same kind of lateral move with a veteran coach that Brown now becomes. Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 3 July 2025 In addition to two rookie classes of 100 officers, a lateral class of 50 officers will recruit people with experience from neighboring states such as Kentucky and Indiana or elsewhere. David Ferrara, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025 Wrapping around your neck, the cushion comes up over the ears and around the front, offering 360-degree posterior, lateral, and chin support. Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 1 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for lateral
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side
Adjective
  • His children also applauded, and Combs embraced his lawyers before being escorted out of a side door by security officials.
    Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 3 July 2025
  • The men were just side characters — sort of like the Gilmores’ guys.
    Lindsay MacMillan, People.com, 1 July 2025

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“Lateral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lateral. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.

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