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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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as in aspects
a certain way in which something appears or may be regarded
examined the problem from all sides
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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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as in groups
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as in clothes
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Recent Examples of sides
ArsTechnica, 7 May 2026
Both sides hired a sprawling team of lawyers for the litigation, with legal expenses likely in the tens of millions of dollars.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 7 May 2026
Both sides are expected to offer additional briefing on the motion.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 7 May 2026
Over the nearly monthlong trial, attorneys for both sides offered contrasting views of Jones.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
People from both sides of the aisle spent yesterday remembering Turner.
—Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
Both sides are understood to be advancing toward an agreement.
—Jennifer Hansler, CNN Money, 7 May 2026
But some on both sides of the aisle needed reminding.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
And while ownership has become more sophisticated over the past decade, the flood of money into soccer has raised expectations for the sporting sides of those businesses, which weren’t structured to grow at the same pace.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 30 Apr. 2026
Noun
Meanwhile, on Facebook, posting behavior is correlated on both sides of the partisan divide and has more to do with how active the most partisan users are, prompting casual users to disengage so that those louder voices dominate, making the platform narrower and more ideologically extreme.
—ArsTechnica, 7 May 2026
Both sides hired a sprawling team of lawyers for the litigation, with legal expenses likely in the tens of millions of dollars.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 7 May 2026
Both sides are expected to offer additional briefing on the motion.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 7 May 2026
Over the nearly monthlong trial, attorneys for both sides offered contrasting views of Jones.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
People from both sides of the aisle spent yesterday remembering Turner.
—Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
Both sides are understood to be advancing toward an agreement.
—Jennifer Hansler, CNN Money, 7 May 2026
But some on both sides of the aisle needed reminding.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
And while ownership has become more sophisticated over the past decade, the flood of money into soccer has raised expectations for the sporting sides of those businesses, which weren’t structured to grow at the same pace.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 30 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sides
Noun
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Thanks to their extensive railway systems, troops could be quickly deployed to one fighting position or another, preventing the enemy from marching around their flanks.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
1 May 2026
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Incidentally, that goal also came when Kvaratskhelia and Desire Doue, wingers on opposite flanks on paper, teamed up down the PSG left.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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Spain's double totality One of the most fascinating aspects of this eclipse cycle is Spain's unique position.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
10 May 2026
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Pazanti was generally pleased with several aspects of his team’s performance.—
Lou Ponsi,
Oc Register,
10 May 2026
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Others warn that empowering armed factions could trigger ethnic fragmentation, civil war or a Syria-style conflict inside Iran.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
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There’s a street war between feuding factions!—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
4 May 2026
Noun
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If this were an American show, the gears would already be grinding, camera angles snapping into place, and the story would be halfway to becoming gospel before anyone had time to blink.—
Philip Martin,
Arkansas Online,
7 May 2026
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Stand-in actors take the place of the principal actor as the crew adjusts camera angles and lighting setups.—
Brayden Garcia
May 7,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 May 2026
Noun
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In Wednesday's ruling, Judge Kenneth Karas of the Southern District of New York gave all parties — including Tartaglione's lawyers and the Department of Justice — one week to propose redactions to those filings.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
7 May 2026
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All parties exposed or bitten by the beaver are receiving prophylaxis, a medical measure to prevent the spread of disease, and are recovering, Dawn Cetrulo, the department's health officer, told USA TODAY.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
Noun
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Final plans for the second and third phases would need to be approved by the city before they could be built, city staff said at the committee meeting in late April.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2026
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The transition was initially supposed to happen in phases.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
6 May 2026
Noun
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And who can say for sure whether twilight is the arrival of some dark night or the coming of the dawn, or whether a scrawny boy’s shoulder blades might really be the nubs of angel wings, or where, if anywhere, any of us will find new life.—
Casey Cep,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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Spaced out The Sky shifted their roster in favor of guards and wings, with a four-player frontcourt featuring Cardoso, Williams, Azurá Stevens and Rickea Jackson.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2026
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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
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These are in addition to private members clubs The Wilde and Cipriani, among other highlights.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
16 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Sides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sides. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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