side with
phrasal verb
sided with; siding with; sides with
: 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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Five Manna completions on the next drive set up Junior Curtis’ five-yard score over the left side with 28 seconds left in the third quarter to give the Hornets a 24-17 lead.
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Kevin J. Farmer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
This season, Hudson leaned into his wild side with oversized graphic prints in zebra and leopard in styles evoking glammed-up safari themes.
—Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Her daughter has sided with her dad and rarely speaks to Carly.
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Kuhnle sided with him, at least until Monday.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
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Kevin J. Farmer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
This season, Hudson leaned into his wild side with oversized graphic prints in zebra and leopard in styles evoking glammed-up safari themes.
—Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Her daughter has sided with her dad and rarely speaks to Carly.
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Kuhnle sided with him, at least until Monday.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
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“Side with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/side%20with. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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