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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lee
Noun
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Both sides have ramped up national security measures and grown more protective of their advanced technologies – particularly in sensitive sectors with military implications.—
Nectar Gan,
CNN Money,
30 May 2025 -
Meanwhile, another side was full of PC monitors and prebuilt desktops and laptops, giving consumers a wide range of computing options.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
30 May 2025
Noun
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Maxi Falcon and David Martinez, who finished the game at center back on Wednesday, are likely starters with Ian Fray at right back and Noah Allen on the left.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2025
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Games are on the left, while features like Game Notes and your game screenshot library are on the right.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
29 May 2025
Noun
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The race revealed deep divisions in the country along the eastern flank of NATO and the European Union.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 June 2025
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The first round of voting two weeks ago revealed deep divisions in the country along the eastern flank of NATO and the European Union.—
Danielle Wallace,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2025
Noun
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Still, another factor should always rise to the top of the list: relationships.—
Shirin Ali,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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But the real secret lies in the tomato sauce that stripes the center and top of the loaf, which is spiked with red wine.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 June 2025
Noun
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The also eligible With Rodriguez scratching from the race, Baeza will now join the field from the far outside post.—
Steve Kornacki,
NBC news,
2 May 2025
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But how to see the world from the outside when there is no longer an outside?—
Karl Ove Knausgaard,
Harpers Magazine,
29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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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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Instead, the court said that the right to claim burdens on executive functions belongs to the president, not to his opponents in the case.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
30 May 2025
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Tesla needs to get this right, and the technology is still a work in progress.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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“Lee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lee. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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