SIDED Synonyms: 106 Similar and Opposite Words

sided

verb

Definition of sided

past tense of side

as in allied

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as in surrounded

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In Ecuador, local criminal gangs allied with Colombian and Mexican cartels manage the routes and ship the narcotics, 80% of which originate in Colombia and the rest in Peru.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
Ecuador National Police via AP In Ecuador, local criminal gangs allied with Colombian and Mexican cartels manage the routes and ship the narcotics, 80% of which originate in Colombia and the rest in Peru.

— CBS News, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of allied

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Today, the pyramid is surrounded by parks, leafy streets and upscale apartment buildings in the districts of Miraflores and San Isidro.

— CBS News, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
In the building’s atrium, the floor is filled with bunk beds that are surrounded by private rooms of varied size that can accommodate four to eight people.

— Trevor Morgan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of surrounded

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Observers were able to identify the younger eagle because it was banded by the Orange County Water District in April 2022 in the Prado Basin, some 70 miles from Big Bear.

— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
She's actually named KD1, a moniker given to her by the humans who banded her.

— Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of banded

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Sensors made from the hydrogel could be attached to fingers, wrists, elbows and the throat to detect movement and pressure.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026
The shooting took place at a school attached to Ateneo de Zamboanga University in the southern city of Zamboanga.

— Reuters, NBC news, 18 Aug. 2026

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With funding from the Dia Art Foundation, Judd purchased them in 1979 and began his own restoration, replacing the garage doors that enclosed the buildings’ two long sides with a series of continuous windows.

— Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Archimedes’ screw Traditionally associated with Archimedes and dated to around the third century BCE, this machine moves water through a rotating helical surface enclosed inside a cylinder.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2026

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The amount of blood required to make the medium would be fairly small, the recent Chinese study found, and was probably mixed with blood from at least two species of herbivorous animals.

— Mike McRae August 17, New Atlas, 17 Aug. 2026
Reviews on the app are mixed, with some users complaining that the app frequently freezes or fails to update and others citing positive experiences.

— Rebecca Safier, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of mixed

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This clothing in turn helps Druids feel a sense of kinship with Europe’s pre-Christian peoples, including the ancient druids, who in the popular imagination are often envisioned as robed.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
The most recognizable are Semana Santa, or Holy Week, processions during the final week of Lent where brotherhoods and robed penitents parade ornate statues of Christ and the Virgin Mary through cities, towns and villages alongside marching bands.

— Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026

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