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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The majority of Reddit users who commented sided with the woman.
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Brian Anthony Hernandez, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
As for the physical connectivity, the EliteBook Ultra G1i features two USB Type-C Thunderbolt 4 ports on the right side with a 40Gbps signaling rate, and a third Thunderbolt 4 connection on the left-hand side.
—PC Magazine, 7 Sep. 2025
The film’s terrifying final ride, when the bus is surrounded by fire on all sides with no choice but to drive through it, is when Greengrass thought of Ford’s 1939 classic the most, transitioning the tone from a realistic realm to a more cinematic one.
—Tomris Laffly, Time, 6 Sep. 2025
Lower courts sided with both Hecox and a West Virginia transgender teen who challenged her state’s ban.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
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Brian Anthony Hernandez, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
As for the physical connectivity, the EliteBook Ultra G1i features two USB Type-C Thunderbolt 4 ports on the right side with a 40Gbps signaling rate, and a third Thunderbolt 4 connection on the left-hand side.
—PC Magazine, 7 Sep. 2025
The film’s terrifying final ride, when the bus is surrounded by fire on all sides with no choice but to drive through it, is when Greengrass thought of Ford’s 1939 classic the most, transitioning the tone from a realistic realm to a more cinematic one.
—Tomris Laffly, Time, 6 Sep. 2025
Lower courts sided with both Hecox and a West Virginia transgender teen who challenged her state’s ban.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for side with
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“Side with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/side%20with. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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