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 Supreme Court has traditionally sided with protecting the anonymity of donors to organizations as a key First Amendment protection, dating back to cases involving attempts to reveal the identities of donors to the NAACP in the 1950s.
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Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 23 Nov. 2025
Here's a look at the original Wicked Broadway company side-by-side with the film’s new stars.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 22 Nov. 2025
But the city paused enforcement in April 2023 — just four months after the mandate took effect — when a federal appeals court sided with the California Restaurant Association in its challenge against the city of Berkeley.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 21 Nov. 2025
Only two judges among over 100 have sided with the government in federal cases challenging its expansion of mandatory detention, Winmill said in court filings.
—Idaho Statesman, 21 Nov. 2025
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Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 23 Nov. 2025
Here's a look at the original Wicked Broadway company side-by-side with the film’s new stars.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 22 Nov. 2025
But the city paused enforcement in April 2023 — just four months after the mandate took effect — when a federal appeals court sided with the California Restaurant Association in its challenge against the city of Berkeley.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 21 Nov. 2025
Only two judges among over 100 have sided with the government in federal cases challenging its expansion of mandatory detention, Winmill said in court filings.
—Idaho Statesman, 21 Nov. 2025
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“Side with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/side%20with. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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