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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
Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2025
When both sides are trying to produce something that creates value for the audience, the end result will go a long way in building your personal brand.
—John Hall, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Crews are also engaged in mopping up, addressing hot spots, and back-hauling equipment on the eastern, southern, and western sides of the fire.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Over the weekend, lawyers for both sides filed fresh arguments.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2025
Both sides agree on social media companies regulating content.
—Lalee Ibssa, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2025
Still, the two sides are far apart.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Sep. 2025
Mixed results, underwhelming performances and new signings still looking to settle — both sides come into this Manchester derby needing a boost.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
The two stuck close to each other's sides while posing for the cameras, even deciding to share a smooch to celebrate the exciting night.
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
Both sides have also carried out arbitrary detentions, with SAF interrogating and beating dozens of Christians in 2024 and 2025.
—Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2025
When both sides are trying to produce something that creates value for the audience, the end result will go a long way in building your personal brand.
—John Hall, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Crews are also engaged in mopping up, addressing hot spots, and back-hauling equipment on the eastern, southern, and western sides of the fire.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Over the weekend, lawyers for both sides filed fresh arguments.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2025
Both sides agree on social media companies regulating content.
—Lalee Ibssa, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2025
Still, the two sides are far apart.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Sep. 2025
Mixed results, underwhelming performances and new signings still looking to settle — both sides come into this Manchester derby needing a boost.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
The two stuck close to each other's sides while posing for the cameras, even deciding to share a smooch to celebrate the exciting night.
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sides
Noun
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After their summer splurge, Forest now have Hudson-Odoi, Dan Ndoye, Dilane Bakwa, James McAtee, Omari Hutchinson, and, at a push, Arnaud Kalimuendo available for the flanks.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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By striking Ukraine’s flanks and using fiber-optic drones to pressure logistical supply routes, Moscow was eventually able to push Kyiv out after months of intense fighting.—
David Kirichenko,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Powering Artificial Intelligence One of the most promising aspects of the lakehouse is its ability to power AI in medicine.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Flanagan's film leans into some of the hokey aspects of the story that Kubrick rejected in favor of a much colder sort of horror.—
James Grebey,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Arafat led the Fatah movement and was the head of the Palestine Liberation Organization, a sometimes unwieldy umbrella group of various Palestinian factions, ranging from outright Marxist to avowedly Islamist and everything in between.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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The government's initial response, which blamed opposition factions rather than acknowledging excessive force, further inflamed tensions.—
Sonal Nain,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The agents pushed him against a metal fence, put his hands behind his back and twisted his arm, according to the lawsuit.—
Erin Mansfield,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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As the sun was setting, hundreds of North Texans — many clad in black — gathered with candles and posters in their hands and solidarity in their hearts.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The second reason is that these aura battler designs were very complex and full of curves as well as weird angles.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Gory video of the shooting was available almost instantly online, from several angles, in slow-motion and real-time speed.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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How do members of political parties feel about political violence?—
Carlie Procell,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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Contemporaneous evidence that the parties intended a loan and treated it as such is persuasive in court and practical with IRS auditors.—
Virginia La Torre Jeker,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Getting in five or 10 hits against a boss might be relatively simple, but getting in 50 or so before dying yourself often requires near-perfect levels of focus and execution across multiple challenging attack phases.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
11 Sep. 2025
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Erling Haaland has justified his price tag in the early phases of the season, with three goals in the opening three gameweeks.—
Holly Shand,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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Adama nodded in a wordless acknowledgment of the wings’ significance.—
Ken Harbaugh,
The Atlantic,
15 Sep. 2025
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Those starting errors — the proverbial flaps of a butterfly’s wings, a metaphor that emerged from Lorenz’s work — grow over time, as will the difference between prediction and reality.—
Joseph Howlett,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Sides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sides. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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