side with

verb

sided with; siding with; sides with
Synonyms of side withnext
: to agree with or support the opinions or actions of (someone)
She sided with her friend in the argument.
They betrayed their country and sided with the enemy.

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The primary bedroom extends past the rest of the structure, allowing for corner windows on each side with bay views. — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 8 Oct. 2026 DeSantis appeared to side with the Tribe when speaking to reporters in Miami on Thursday. — Gray Rohrer, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026 The ruling created a split with the Third Circuit, which had sided with Kalshi in its dispute with New Jersey regulators in April. — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026 Arbitrators side with providers in more than 85% of the cases, according to Leland Robbins, a product leader at Turquoise Health, a data transparency startup. — Anna Schecter, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for side with

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“Side with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/side%20with. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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