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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However, the vast majority of commenters sided with the friend, arguing that the pet owner shouldn't have even needed to be asked to clean up after their dogs.
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Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 8 Dec. 2025
The affordability of health insurance caused Greene to side with the Democrats during the government shutdown in support of extending health care subsidies.
—Lesley Stahl, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
Geffon ultimately sided with McManis and the LoBue family, but cited different legal reasoning, contending that what the prosecution and Chatman’s attorneys were asking for was essentially a pre-conviction plea deal that was mismatched with the current post-conviction status of the case.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 6 Dec. 2025
The court handed down the ruling on Thursday, siding with the state.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Dec. 2025
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Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 8 Dec. 2025
The affordability of health insurance caused Greene to side with the Democrats during the government shutdown in support of extending health care subsidies.
—Lesley Stahl, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
Geffon ultimately sided with McManis and the LoBue family, but cited different legal reasoning, contending that what the prosecution and Chatman’s attorneys were asking for was essentially a pre-conviction plea deal that was mismatched with the current post-conviction status of the case.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 6 Dec. 2025
The court handed down the ruling on Thursday, siding with the state.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Dec. 2025
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“Side with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/side%20with. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
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