sided (with)

verb

Definition of sided (with)next
past tense of side (with)
as in propped (up)

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  1. aided
  2. assisted
  3. adopted
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  • Some 400 firefighters have been battling the blaze, aided by helicopters flying overnight, officials said, but high winds had complicated efforts to contain it.
    — Martin Goillandeau, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The chaos aided a teammate as cornerback Chris Roland-Wallace cleaned things up for a 1-yard loss.
    — Jesse Newell, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of aided
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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
  • Lisa Boattin scored minute into stoppage time, assisted by Ivanovic.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of assisted
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  • Since that moment, local officials have adopted a number of changes including a new fare enforcement program to improve security and a new fare policy to streamline the ticketing process.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Because it is intended to work with existing production processes, the technology could potentially be adopted without requiring an entirely new battery manufacturing ecosystem.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026
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“Sided (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sided%20%28with%29. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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