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as in flank
a place, space, or direction away from or beyond a central point or line
will everyone who wants to sign up for volleyball please stand off to this side of the gym?
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as in aspect
a certain way in which something appears or may be regarded
examined the problem from all sides
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as in faction
a group of people acting together within a larger group
our side won, and the club will have a holiday party after all
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as in to club
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Recent Examples of side
ArsTechnica, 7 May 2026
On the British side, the tanks the nation went to war with included the Matilda II infantry tank, which saw action throughout the war.
—Matthew S Williams, Interesting Engineering, 7 May 2026
Gretchen Wittenmyer-Stone, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026
Not to mention, the dress is designed with side pockets to hold essentials like your phone, keys, and lipstick.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2026
Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 23 Mar. 2026
So instead of preferring an arm or side the way most humans do, octopuses can use all of their arms for all functions, but do have a slight preference for those up front.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for side
Noun
Meanwhile, on Facebook, posting behavior is correlated on both sides of the partisan divide and has more to do with how active the most partisan users are, prompting casual users to disengage so that those louder voices dominate, making the platform narrower and more ideologically extreme.
—ArsTechnica, 7 May 2026
On the British side, the tanks the nation went to war with included the Matilda II infantry tank, which saw action throughout the war.
—Matthew S Williams, Interesting Engineering, 7 May 2026
Adjective
The most useful recurring patterns to cover are rear-end freeway crashes, side-impact intersection crashes, left-turn collisions, high-speed rural roadway crashes and pedestrian/cyclist conflict zones.
—Gretchen Wittenmyer-Stone, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026
Not to mention, the dress is designed with side pockets to hold essentials like your phone, keys, and lipstick.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2026
Verb
Clement claimed the introduction of that bill in Congress was likely because lawmakers are unsure of how the high court will side in this case and want to push a policy that ends late-arriving mail ballots.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 23 Mar. 2026
So instead of preferring an arm or side the way most humans do, octopuses can use all of their arms for all functions, but do have a slight preference for those up front.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for side
Recent Examples of Synonyms for side
Noun
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Air tankers and helicopters have been assisting crews to create lines along the flanks of the fire.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2026
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In the teen’s case, five large keloids abruptly burst from her chickenpox scars, breaking out in different places on her body—on her right jaw, chest, abdomen, and right flank.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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For the most hard-core searchers, Radford believes the social aspect – getting together, spending a night in the woods with the tools of the trade like nightscope cameras and parabolic microphones – is the real draw of the chase.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
8 May 2026
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What otherwise might be viewed as an aspect of maturation or the spirit moving him also happens to be unfurling early in a season in which the Royals had stressed the need for their young-ish core to seize control of the team.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
8 May 2026
Noun
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There’s a street war between feuding factions!—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
4 May 2026
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Eight days ago, 20 people were killed in an explosion officials blamed on a faction of the FARC that refused to disarm.—
Andy Court,
CBS News,
3 May 2026
Adjective
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The Heat’s decision to try to achieve that, instead of simply shuffling the decks with lateral moves, or tanking, can be appreciated.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
7 May 2026
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Van Demark and Tiernan are two giants with smarts and lateral quickness, far more capable than Justin Skule and Rouse were last season.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
Verb
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Torkelson fell behind in the count 0-2, then clubbed a hanging slider over the left field wall to give Detroit a 2-0 lead.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 May 2026
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Sunday started off strong for Ben Rice, as the Yankees’ first baseman clubbed his 12th home run of the season, a solo shot, off Orioles starter Trey Gibson in the first inning.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
3 May 2026
Verb
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All of the carcasses that washed ashore had been skinned, Cole said, with some missing their front paws.—
Francie Ebert,
NBC news,
3 Apr. 2026
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In tight spaces where a straight driver can't complete a full rotation, that elbow geometry is the difference between finishing the job and abandoning it after hurting your wrist, skinning your knuckles, and questioning your life choices.—
Omar Kardoudi
March 05,
New Atlas,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Max Clark went 2-for-4 with three RBI and a run scored, driving in the winning run in the top of the seventh inning as Barnstable (9-5) defeated Mashpee, 8-6.—
Tyler McManus,
Boston Herald,
9 May 2026
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Several areas in the facility were unclean with excess grease/debris/residue including brown spill stains on top of the microwave and the floor below the main cook line.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
May 8,
Sacbee.com,
8 May 2026
Noun
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Dressed in traditional brown robes, plain shoes and gloves designed to mimic human hands, the machine stood before a panel of Buddhist monks to commit itself to the faith.—
Brittany Miller,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
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There, the pair of college students would listen to the trills of saxophones and shake hands with musicians, sometimes giving band members rides to gigs.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
7 May 2026
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“Side.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/side. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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