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as in flanks
a place, space, or direction away from or beyond a central point or line
will everyone who wants to sign up for volleyball please stand off to this side of the gym?
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as in aspects
a certain way in which something appears or may be regarded
examined the problem from all sides
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as in factions
a group of people acting together within a larger group
our side won, and the club will have a holiday party after all
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as in groups
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Recent Examples of sides
Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 6 Feb. 2026
Turn the heat to medium-low, cover, and cook, turning once, until the daikon is tender and both sides are deep golden brown, 8–10 minutes.
—Chihiro Tomioka, Saveur, 5 Feb. 2026
Spokespeople like Sanders Townsend are often oppositional and focused on spinning their candidates' angles to reporters like Daniels, but healthy working relationships make things flow more smoothly for both sides.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
Teams can also work through contract restructures, possible pay cuts or incentive-heavy deals if both sides want a player to stay.
—Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2026
There are two entrances, on the west and east sides of the building.
—Mars Salazar, Austin American Statesman, 5 Feb. 2026
Fanatics isn’t alone in straddling both sides of the sports betting–prediction market divide.
—Suzy Khimm, NBC news, 5 Feb. 2026
Good and bad ideas come from all sides of the political spectrum, and hyper-partisans who don’t understand that are unable to see the full range of options when making public policy.
—Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 5 Feb. 2026
On her roots, Scarlett went in with the Schwarzkopf Professional OSiS+ Dust It, ensuring there was a sufficient amount of texture and grip there before using a boar-bristle brush to separate the curls on the crown of her head and around the sides.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 29 Jan. 2026
Noun
The two sides agreed to swap 314 prisoners in the first such exchange in five months, Steve Witkoff said in a post on X on Thursday.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 6 Feb. 2026
Turn the heat to medium-low, cover, and cook, turning once, until the daikon is tender and both sides are deep golden brown, 8–10 minutes.
—Chihiro Tomioka, Saveur, 5 Feb. 2026
Spokespeople like Sanders Townsend are often oppositional and focused on spinning their candidates' angles to reporters like Daniels, but healthy working relationships make things flow more smoothly for both sides.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
Teams can also work through contract restructures, possible pay cuts or incentive-heavy deals if both sides want a player to stay.
—Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2026
There are two entrances, on the west and east sides of the building.
—Mars Salazar, Austin American Statesman, 5 Feb. 2026
Fanatics isn’t alone in straddling both sides of the sports betting–prediction market divide.
—Suzy Khimm, NBC news, 5 Feb. 2026
Good and bad ideas come from all sides of the political spectrum, and hyper-partisans who don’t understand that are unable to see the full range of options when making public policy.
—Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 5 Feb. 2026
On her roots, Scarlett went in with the Schwarzkopf Professional OSiS+ Dust It, ensuring there was a sufficient amount of texture and grip there before using a boar-bristle brush to separate the curls on the crown of her head and around the sides.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 29 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sides
Noun
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In the modern game, where so much emphasis out of possession is on forcing opponents wide and stopping them from playing through the middle of the pitch, space often opens up on the flanks.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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At the wadi’s head lies a small, stubborn village, clinging to the canyon floor beneath the immense flanks of Jebel Shams.—
Anna Zacharias,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Jan. 2026
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Readers send Miss Manners not only their table and party questions, but those involving the more complicated aspects of life - romance, work, family relationships, child-rearing, death - as well as philosophical and moral dilemmas.—
Judith Martin,
Dallas Morning News,
7 Feb. 2026
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In December 2023, NPR reported that Lewis had been accused of being involved in efforts to cover up aspects of the early-2010s phone-hacking scandal at Murdoch’s UK tabloids.—
Andrew Kirell,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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Most political factions in Haiti agree that the next phase of the transition should be led by a dual executive, with both a prime minister and a president.—
JACQUELINE CHARLES MIAMI HERALD,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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Clearly some conservatives are still willing to hold the more radical factions of the party to account.—
Laura K. Field,
The Atlantic,
5 Feb. 2026
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If runways in Milan and Paris offer any early hint, NYFW may be defined more by curved silhouettes and soft edges than by harsh angles and bright yet classic colorplay in place of the ever-present clean-girl aesthetic.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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The book opens its aperture to the amplest of wide angles, too.—
Scott Hocker,
TheWeek,
11 Feb. 2026
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Before Moscow suspended New START in 2023, both parties carried out 328 on-site inspections and exchanged more than 25,000 notifications about each other’s activities, according to the State Department.—
Yuliya Talmazan,
NBC news,
5 Feb. 2026
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Super Bowl Sunday will bring watch parties with overflowing snack tables and a familiar lineup of wings, chips and dip.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The two buildings would be constructed in two phases, according to planning documents.—
Kendrick Calfee
February 11,
Kansas City Star,
11 Feb. 2026
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The Rangers should be where the Houston Astros were around the 2018 season, and still in the beginning phases of a prolonged run of success.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Feb. 2026
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Head to the two-level beach club for more fun in the sun, with two side wings that can open for some more room aboard.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
13 Feb. 2026
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Specialties include hummus plates and chicken wings, club sandwiches and their famous French onion chicken.—
USA TODAY NETWORK,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
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These are in addition to private members clubs The Wilde and Cipriani, among other highlights.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
16 Jan. 2026
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Shane Stant clubs Kerrigan on the knee and flees the scene.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Sides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sides. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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