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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
John Liu, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
All four sides of the lid have locking latches that can make the container completely airtight at the press of a button.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2025
Both sides also hit one another’s ships with new port fees.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025
Both sides accuse the other of violating the spirit of the truce by imposing new restrictions on trade.
—NPR, 12 Oct. 2025
Both sides will regularly sit down and explore what can be added.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2025
Those two near-perfect sides just kept on winning every week.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
While the classic pairing elsewhere may be schnitzel with sides of potato and cucumber salads, Gutierrez likes to pair Spätlese with dishes such as oysters with melon granita and halibut with mussel reduction.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2025
Then, unzip the mattress on all three sides and start filling it with each layer.
—Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
Those restrictions came after the US introduced a slew of its own export controls targeting China in late September, despite the two sides seemingly making progress in trade talks over the summer.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
All four sides of the lid have locking latches that can make the container completely airtight at the press of a button.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2025
Both sides also hit one another’s ships with new port fees.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025
Both sides accuse the other of violating the spirit of the truce by imposing new restrictions on trade.
—NPR, 12 Oct. 2025
Both sides will regularly sit down and explore what can be added.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2025
Those two near-perfect sides just kept on winning every week.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
While the classic pairing elsewhere may be schnitzel with sides of potato and cucumber salads, Gutierrez likes to pair Spätlese with dishes such as oysters with melon granita and halibut with mussel reduction.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2025
Then, unzip the mattress on all three sides and start filling it with each layer.
—Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 5 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sides
Noun
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Wood thrived in a side where much of the attacking threat came from down the flanks, through Anthony Elanga and Callum Hudson-Odoi.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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There are far fewer climbers on Mount Everest in the fall than in the spring, but the peak’s higher flanks are often buried under deep snowfall after the summer monsoons.—
Ben Ayers,
Outside,
10 Oct. 2025
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In speaking with some voters afterward, Allen was struck by several who had misperceptions of aspects of CTE.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
17 Oct. 2025
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Qiuhao Qiuhao quietly opened fashion week with a strong collection mining the idea of utilitarian aspects of Chinese traditional garments in the 1930s, which were subtly influenced by the Art Deco movement.—
Denni Hu,
Footwear News,
17 Oct. 2025
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These factions do not hold stable territory, but their sporadic resistance — from raids to armed standoffs — signals the first cracks in Hamas’s grip.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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The White House is still of the position that Hamas is participating in good faith despite reports of violence against rival factions taking place since the ceasefire was implemented.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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That doesn’t mean Cleveland will place the basketball in Hunter’s hands and tell him to go.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Separate the plant by gently pulling the roots apart with your hands, cutting them apart with a clean sharp knife, or placing two garden forks back to back in the clump’s center to pull it apart.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Generally speaking, telephoto lenses don't benefit as much as wider angles from the Micro Four Thirds sensor size.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
16 Oct. 2025
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Designed for flexibility and scalability, the system supports standard photovoltaic (PV) modules of up to 800 watts-peak (Wp) and offers tilt angles of five and 12 degrees.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Under the agreement, accepted by both parties this week, Hamas will return all living hostages—believed to be around 20—in exchange for roughly 250 Palestinian prisoners serving life sentences and about 1,700 detainees from Gaza.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
11 Oct. 2025
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The testy scenes underscore an increasingly bitter rapport between America's two major political parties, as the first government shutdown in seven years approaches the start of a third week.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The industry, already facing economic pressure, has begun implementing AI in various phases of production, particularly in below-the-line areas like visual effects.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
17 Oct. 2025
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Few midfielders are involved in all phases of the game, but that is what made Gundogan unique for so many years.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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The Victoria's Secret Fashion show is fast approaching, and with it, the usual fanfare as audiences ready to watch models defy gravity in impossibly tall heels, heavy wings and jaw-dropping lingerie looks.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
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Ellison is waiting in the wings.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Sides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sides. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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