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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Meanwhile, the Upper Midwest and Northeast will be on the cooler side with an active pattern of quick-moving systems possible.
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Kyle Reiman, ABC News, 27 Dec. 2025
Lie on your side with your bottom leg bent or straight, and your top leg straight.
—Rikkilynn Shields Hannigan, Health, 27 Dec. 2025
Commenters largely sided with him, questioning why his privacy was being policed.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 26 Dec. 2025
In 1776, Americans were terribly divided among those who favored revolution, those loyal to King George, and many others who were indifferent or who sided with whichever army was in the area.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
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Kyle Reiman, ABC News, 27 Dec. 2025
Lie on your side with your bottom leg bent or straight, and your top leg straight.
—Rikkilynn Shields Hannigan, Health, 27 Dec. 2025
Commenters largely sided with him, questioning why his privacy was being policed.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 26 Dec. 2025
In 1776, Americans were terribly divided among those who favored revolution, those loyal to King George, and many others who were indifferent or who sided with whichever army was in the area.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
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“Side with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/side%20with. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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