side (with)

verb

Definition of side (with)next
as in to aid

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  1. aid
  2. assist
  3. adopt
  4. help
  5. second
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  • The league also will implant contact-sensing computer chips in each basketball to aid officials with out-of-bounds replays.
    — Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 9 July 2026
  • When Martín is kidnapped by a monster, Cleo ventures into the jungle to rescue him, aided by an elderly witch and a naughty anteater.
    — Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 9 July 2026
Definition of aid
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  • His son-in-law, Emmanuel Rosario Alvarez, created a GoFundMe page to assist with funeral expenses and pay tribute to him.
    — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 8 July 2026
  • Track citations, referrals and assisted conversions to see how AI systems represent your brand.
    — Bohdan Savchuk, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of assist
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  • Traditional governance is insufficient; boards must adopt real-time resilience.
    — Anjana Susarla, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
  • Her grandmother hopes to adopt the youngest, a 1-year-old girl.
    — Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026
Definition of adopt
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  • Advocates say the funds would help build more than 40,000 shovel-ready affordable homes that are unable to move forward because of a financing gap and help preserve thousands of other existing units.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • Ryan would love nothing more than to help convince the front office to add and give this team a chance down the stretch.
    — Dan Hayes, New York Times, 6 July 2026
Definition of help
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  • Arroyo advanced to second on a wild pitch with Elly De La Cruz at the plate, but Bradish struck out the Reds’ leadoff man to bring up the rookie Stewart, who was named to the All-Star team Saturday.
    — C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 6 July 2026
  • Nolan Arenado led off the eighth with a single, advanced to second on a wild pitch, then scored on a single by Pavin Smith.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 2 July 2026
Definition of second
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“Side (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/side%20%28with%29. Accessed 10 Jul. 2026.

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