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
Every quarter of adoption raises the cost of an adverse ruling, for both sides. — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026 Battered cars with numbers sprayed on their sides are whipping around the dirt track of the Lebanon Valley Speedway, loose fenders flopping like overgrown bangs in the swirling dust. — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2026 The Valkyries beat the Toronto Tempo 92-82 on Tuesday night at Chase Center, overcoming a 13-point first-half deficit and using a 15-0 run that spanned both sides of the halftime break to set themselves up to take control in the second half. — Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026 Everton are eyeing Ethan Wheatley, United’s 20-year-old striker who had productive loan spells at League One sides Northampton Town and Bradford City last season. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 5 Aug. 2026 Both sides came to make an appeal to the Alameda County Board of Supervisors. — John Ramos, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026 Fitzpatrick has garnered support from both sides of the aisle, which is uncommon for a statewide office holder. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026 The 650-foot space will offer a small menu of half-pounders alongside french fries and other sides that are still being finalized, Dadon told the Sun Sentinel. — Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2026 Lawyers for both sides did not respond to requests for comment from The Charlotte Observer, and Wells Fargo declined to comment. — Chase Jordan july 30, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sides
  1. flanks
  2. aspects
  3. factions
  4. groups
  5. skins
  6. angles
  7. parties
  8. clubs
Noun
  • The carbon-fiber Blackbird predominantly references its aeronautical namesake through its exterior styling, most notably the distinctive chine line that runs along the flanks of the car.
    — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Bergé—still blustery and energetic at sixty-eight—flanks Saint Laurent protectively as the two leave their hotel for the ceremony, where the designer is set to receive a lifetime-achievement award.
    — Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of flanks
Noun
  • This San Sebastián Nobu hotel features all the great aspects of the brand with a Basque twist.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Successful onboarding needs to include all of those aspects so a new employee can contribute quickly and well.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of aspects
Noun
  • Whoever wins will need to bring splintered factions back into the fold to beat Republican Mike Rogers, a former congressman.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Whatever consensus the pair share, however, is split by the different factions supporting them.
    — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 3 Aug. 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
  • An Intensity Slider – a simple sliding bar adjustment for controlling the depth, vibrancy, brightness and contrast of the TV’s pictures to compensate for viewing angles, onscreen reflections and simply different viewing tastes.
    — John Archer, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The Iraqi British architect became famous for her intensely futuristic style characterized by curving façades, sharp angles, and severe materials such as concrete and steel.
    — Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of angles
Noun
  • Prosecutors displayed multiple pictures of Callan at the time of his autopsy to the parties and jury, though they were not shown on camera.
    — Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • In 70 to 80 percent of the cases heard by the London Court of International Arbitration, both parties are foreign.
    — Mark Jia, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 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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