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sides 1 of 2

noun

plural of side
1
as in flanks
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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2
as in aspects
a certain way in which something appears or may be regarded examined the problem from all sides

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3
as in factions
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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sides

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of side
1
as in groups

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as in clothes

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Recent Examples of sides
Noun
Previous efforts to broker even a partial ceasefire have repeatedly fallen apart within hours, with both sides accusing each other of violations. — Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026 In my experience, the strongest engagements begin when both sides understand what can be influenced, what cannot be controlled and how progress will be evaluated. — Scott Keever, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026 In a game influenced by the referee’s decisions, there are more important sides of the story for City and United. — Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 The toe strap wrapped over the front of the foot, which started off wide along the sides and slimmed at the center, revealing more of the foot. — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026 Her claim was immediately disputed, debunked, de-debunked, de3-bunked, and ultimately litigated, with experts and expert neural networks testifying and offering evidence on all sides. — Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026 Iran’s Revolutionary Guard warns crews near Kuwait and Bahrain to abandon tankers as both sides maneuver to control the Strait of Hormuz, a vital chokepoint for global oil shipments. — Konstantin Toropin, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026 However, data centers are the one rare issue in Texas that unites both sides of the aisle. — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026 Some China watchers, however, are keeping their expectations low, as both sides appear to be more interested in avoiding moves that would risk their current trade truce. — Justina Lee, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sides
  1. flanks
  2. aspects
  3. factions
  4. groups
  5. skins
  6. angles
  7. parties
  8. clubs
Noun
  • After the half-time break, Carrick’s side changed their attacking approach, looking to combine centrally to play through City or create space out wide, or attack the flanks to then find players between the lines or put crosses into the penalty area.
    — Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Engine 39’s three-person crew includes a paramedic and can also staff a wildland fire engine, giving the department additional capacity to respond to wildfires near open and undeveloped land along the city’s eastern and southern flanks, Lawlor said.
    — Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of flanks
Noun
  • But, like many other aspects of our ever-changing, high-tech world, this can feel overwhelming to leaders who are focused on the day-to-day challenges of running a business.
    — Michelle Mekky, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Some readers have pointed out how quickly blame gets assigned to Sandy even about aspects of the show, like casting, that are out of her control.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of aspects
Noun
  • The result is a fractured country, with the Houthis controlling the capital and the northwest, and the government and allied factions holding much of the south and east.
    — Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026
  • While there is no suggestion of any kind of confrontation, there were tensions between different factions in the dressing room as Rosenior’s tenure unravelled.
    — Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of factions
Verb
  • Because humans can readily resolve patterns in motion — when points move in the same direction, the brain groups them into a unified whole — the moving dots appear as faint letters.
    — Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of groups
Verb
  • Onion skins to add nutrients to soil, either through compost heap or by placing scraps directly in the dirt.
    — Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 7 July 2026
  • Sanders, along with two of his daughters, skins the fish straightaway.
    — Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2026
Definition of skins
Noun
  • This summer has covered that idea from a variety of angles, thanks to a trio of uniformly entertaining movies.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Scientists must approach them from many different angles, some of which require new tools and experiments never before conducted.
    — Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of angles
Noun
  • Lawmakers in both parties agree more guardrails are needed, but even narrow attempts at regulation have fallen apart and a certain skepticism has set in.
    — STEVEN SLOAN, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The parties have requested oral argument and await the 10th Circuit’s decision on whether to grant and schedule one.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of parties
Verb
  • That advantage was in large part offset by payments from UEFA’s ‘value pillar’, a mechanism which awards clubs money based upon their coefficient ranking (determined by past performance in European competition) and the size of their nation’s broadcast rights deal for the competition.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 30 May 2026
  • Their top-30 visits, where NFL clubs host prospects at their facilities to gather further intel, are often smokescreens.
    — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
Definition of clubs

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“Sides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sides. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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