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 man was charged Monday with aiding an enemy state and violating the Military Base and Installations Protection Act.
    — Yoonjung Seo, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Thousands of law enforcement agencies in 49 states can search and share Flock’s data across jurisdictions to aid their investigations.
    — Sarah Rankin, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of aid
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  • University police, the Hanover County Sheriff's Office and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives assisted several other federal and state agencies with the investigation, which is ongoing.
    — Michelle Richardson, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • From last fall through late April, the program had handled 138 calls, most of which sorted into the check well-being category (62) or the citizen assist one (56).
    — Shun Graves, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of assist
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  • About one third of its customers had adopted that safeguard, which will now become mandatory by year’s end.
    — Soo Youn, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The pair — who adopted children Bella, 33, and Connor, 31 — originally met on the set of the 1990 film Days of Thunder.
    — Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of adopt
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  • Adael Amador and Brett Sullivan each hit a three-run home run Sunday to help the Colorado Rockies beat the San Francisco Giants 13-7.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Those fights stretch back to the nation’s founding, when property and social standing helped determine who could become an officer in the Continental Army and Indigenous troops were afforded limited roles.
    — Steven Beynon, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of help
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  • McGonigle singled and advanced to second on a wild pitch in the sixth.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Ray promptly led off with a homer to put us out in front 4–3, while Lenny followed with a single and then advanced to second on a wild pitch.
    — New York Daily News, New York Daily News, 26 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 20 Aug. 2026.

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