onside
adverb or adjective
on·side
ˈȯn-ˈsīd 
ˈän-
: not offside : in a position legally to play or receive the ball or puck
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With the July 9 deadline for the end of a pause on reciprocal tariffs looming, US trading partners are managing tricky domestic constituencies while keeping the world’s biggest economy onside.
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Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 3 July 2025
Amorim himself will hope for a positive summer and start to 2025-26 to win any naysayers back onside.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 7 June 2025
Charles has signaled his support for Canada recently, but the monarch faces a tricky balancing act as British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is working to keep Trump onside over Ukraine and trade ties.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 28 May 2025
Many Latin American governments also want to keep Beijing onside — chiefly as an economic partner, but for some also as a counterweight to U.S. power, experts said.
—Chris Buckley, New York Times, 12 May 2025
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Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 3 July 2025
Amorim himself will hope for a positive summer and start to 2025-26 to win any naysayers back onside.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 7 June 2025
Charles has signaled his support for Canada recently, but the monarch faces a tricky balancing act as British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is working to keep Trump onside over Ukraine and trade ties.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 28 May 2025
Many Latin American governments also want to keep Beijing onside — chiefly as an economic partner, but for some also as a counterweight to U.S. power, experts said.
—Chris Buckley, New York Times, 12 May 2025
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“Onside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/onside. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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