1
archaic
: the taking of sides : partisanship
2
: a short railroad track connected with the main track
3
: material (such as boards or metal or plastic pieces) forming the exposed surface of outside walls of frame buildings
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For example, a 2024 Paint It Forward campaign my company ran in California’s Central Coast provided a deserving local resident with new siding and paint for his home amid his recovery from severe health challenges.
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Steven Rogall, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
The exterior of the Charlotte store features two simple signs lit in white and a high-definition video screen showing campaigns on matte steel siding.
—Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 18 Oct. 2024
Airplane fuselages bound for Boeing's 737 Max production facility await shipment on rail sidings at their top supplier, Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc., in Wichita, Kansas, on Dec. 17, 2019.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2024
Tom Reynolds, 90, spent the morning sweeping out 4 feet (1.2 meters) of mud and water and collecting chunks of aluminum siding torn off by a twister that also picked up a car and threw it across the road.
—Julio Cortez, Kate Payne, TIME, 11 Oct. 2024
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Steven Rogall, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
The exterior of the Charlotte store features two simple signs lit in white and a high-definition video screen showing campaigns on matte steel siding.
—Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 18 Oct. 2024
Airplane fuselages bound for Boeing's 737 Max production facility await shipment on rail sidings at their top supplier, Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc., in Wichita, Kansas, on Dec. 17, 2019.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2024
Tom Reynolds, 90, spent the morning sweeping out 4 feet (1.2 meters) of mud and water and collecting chunks of aluminum siding torn off by a twister that also picked up a car and threw it across the road.
—Julio Cortez, Kate Payne, TIME, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Siding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/siding. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.
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