as in side
the part or half of something that is sheltered from the wind
the lee of the ship on the lee side of the mountain
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Noun
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Our time-traveling heroine has made it to the other side and rests comfortably as her beloved watches over her.—
Lincee Ray,
EW.com,
18 Jan. 2025 -
On the other side, the blows Israel landed against Iran and Hezbollah had created political space for an agreement.—
Julian E. Barnes,
New York Times,
18 Jan. 2025
Noun
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While scrambling to his left on a third-and-11 snap in the first quarter, Mahomes saw linebacker Patrick Queen shove Perine to the turf, leaving the veteran rolling on his back.—
Nate Taylor,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
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Israeli forces will pull back from many areas, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians would be able to return to what’s left of their homes, and there would be a surge of humanitarian assistance.—
Samy Magdy,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Jan. 2025
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But in the 68th minute, Chelsea paid the price as Haaland nudged a long pass from his goalkeeper past Chalobah on the right flank before cutting inside and sitting him down.—
Sam Lee,
The Athletic,
25 Jan. 2025
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The fire's most active flank is on its northern boundary near the Otay Lakes Road area.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Fox’s monochromatic ensemble consisted of a button-front midi skirt, a cropped puffer jacket and a leather corset top.—
Hannah Malach,
WWD,
23 Jan. 2025
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Renato Moicano came up short in his attempt to unseat Islam Makhachev at the top of the UFC lightweight division at UFC 311, losing to the champ via first-round submission.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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While the forecast could change to some degree, freezing conditions are nearly certain outside.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
19 Jan. 2025
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Newton’s first law of motion states that an object at rest remains at rest, and an object in motion remains in motion … unless acted on by an unbalanced [outside] force.—
Eli Amdur,
Forbes,
29 Dec. 2024
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The heaviest rain is forecast for windward and mauka locations.—
The Sunset AI Lab,
Sunset Magazine,
10 May 2024
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For plants, such walls are edges that separate patches of ground into zones that are sunny or shady, windward or leeward, uphill or downhill, wetter or drier.—
Robert M. Thorson,
Discover Magazine,
9 Dec. 2023
Noun
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Image One monarchy survived — and as remarkable as that survival is the fact that for 133 of the last 200 years England has been ruled by two queens regnant, women who inherited the throne in their own right.—
Geoffrey Wheatcroft,
New York Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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But a square hole at bottom right reveals a middle-aged couple in the distance, dressed in dark business suits.—
E. Tammy Kim,
The New Yorker,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Lee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lee. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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