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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crabwise
sideways
Adverb
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He had been sentenced to death for the 1992 murder of convenience-store owner Kenneth Meers in a robbery gone sideways.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
3 Apr. 2026 -
When the season went sideways, Karaban often blamed himself.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Crabwise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crabwise. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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