right and left

adverb

Definition of right and leftnext
as in far and wide

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  1. far and wide
  2. high and low
  3. all over
  4. everywhere
  5. throughout
Adverb
  • Sisters and founders Margaret and Katherine Kleveland threw open the doors of their temporary Rue de Rivoli showroom for an evening of cocktails and dancing, gathering friends of the brand who’d traveled from far and wide.
    — Vogue, Vogue, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Its tale of a Zainichi assassin (an ethnic Korean in Japan), as well as fraying political tensions between the North and South, take its characters far and wide, in a follow-the-money treasure hunt dangerously close to the halls of power.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of far and wide
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  • At the individual task level, high and low performers may both benefit, but the more important question is which effect dominates on net in real jobs, where workers perform bundles of activities.
    — Simon Rudat, Harvard Business Review, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Across different types of treatments and cancer, deep learning models captured high and low order relationships.
    — Esha Desai, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of high and low
Adverb
  • Wearing rubber gloves, use a sponge to spread the mixture all over the bottom of the oven.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 26 June 2026
  • Netflix content is all over town this week and later today execs will speak about its anime offering.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 23 June 2026
Definition of all over
Adverb
  • The joy of being in DTLA is proximity to transit, putting Santa Monica, Pasadena, and everywhere in between within easy reach without necessarily needing Ubers or a rental car.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Hybridity and borderlessness are everywhere in contemporary pop music.
    — Stephen Kearse, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of everywhere
Adverb
  • Accessibility The hotel features elevators and wide spaces throughout.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The jacket featured turtleshell buttons and nature motifs like leaves throughout.
    — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of throughout
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“Right and left.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/right%20and%20left. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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