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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
Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
But Newsom disagreed, and the opposing sides of the measure failed to reach a compromise ahead of the Thursday deadline to withdrawal a measure.
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Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
26 June 2026
Honor both sides, and schedule joy on purpose.
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Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
26 June 2026
Still, benefits for both sides are rolling out.
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David Goldman,
CNN Money,
26 June 2026
Republican Assemblymember David Tangipa was among 17 lawmakers, from both sides of the aisle, who declined to vote on the measure.
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June 24,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
Dobrev and Wesley play Gwen and Scott, respectively — two neighbors on opposite sides of a murder investigation, leading them on a collision course.
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Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
25 June 2026
But the chances have been few and far between for both sides.
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Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
19 June 2026
Both sides agree to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
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Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
Noun
With the passage of Thursday’s law, both sides have agreed to pull their respective measures from the November ballot, halting campaigns that had both parties amassing tens of millions in funding and blanketing the airwaves with ads.
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Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
But Newsom disagreed, and the opposing sides of the measure failed to reach a compromise ahead of the Thursday deadline to withdrawal a measure.
—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
26 June 2026
Honor both sides, and schedule joy on purpose.
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Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
26 June 2026
Still, benefits for both sides are rolling out.
—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
26 June 2026
Republican Assemblymember David Tangipa was among 17 lawmakers, from both sides of the aisle, who declined to vote on the measure.
—
June 24,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
Dobrev and Wesley play Gwen and Scott, respectively — two neighbors on opposite sides of a murder investigation, leading them on a collision course.
—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
25 June 2026
But the chances have been few and far between for both sides.
—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
19 June 2026
Both sides agree to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sides
Noun
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What has changed is the nature of attacking, particularly down the flanks.
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Capable of running at defenders, cutting and crossing on the flanks and going at defenders in the box, his success is the Americans’ success.
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One of the most interesting aspects of the history of pedantry is that evolution of its meaning.
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Beyond the technical aspects of filmmaking, the core message is one of resourcefulness.
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The ongoing war between woke and anti-woke factions is a fatuous melodrama best left to the satirists.
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Both political factions’ cronies continually flatter and lie to them about how things are going.
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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.
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Their top-30 visits, where NFL clubs host prospects at their facilities to gather further intel, are often smokescreens.
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Whether a black hole appears dark or dazzling depends largely on how much gas and dust surrounds it, not on the black hole itself.
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Courts are not operating in the same zone of scientific uncertainty that surrounds many glyphosate, talc, or social media claims.
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Made up of sharp angles and straight lines, the quilt and its matching shams have a look that strikes the right balance between classic and contemporary.
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The episode featured the advancement of multiple angles as Tama Tonga and Talla Tonga split away from the MFTs just days after Solo Sikoa spiked his own brother Jimmy Uso in the name of his family.
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With the passage of Thursday’s law, both sides have agreed to pull their respective measures from the November ballot, halting campaigns that had both parties amassing tens of millions in funding and blanketing the airwaves with ads.
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Fu declined to comment by phone, and CBS News Atlanta had not received responses from the remaining parties by the time of publication.
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But the rub this time is the introduction of Varang (Oona Chaplin), an unhinged leader of a tribe who allies herself with human villains.
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The ash people’s perspective allies them with the group looking to strip-mine Pandora’s resources.
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“Sides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sides. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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