sided

Definition of sidednext
past tense of side

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sided
Verb
  • Meanwhile, Larysa was stuck in Belarus, a country allied with Russia that Nataliia despised and had refused to move to, despite her daughter’s many pleas.
    Lizzie Johnson, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Ciotti, a former conservative allied with the National Rally of Marine Le Pen, was elected in March.
    ABC News, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • He was surrounded by numerous family and Braves alumni during the ceremony, which was relocated from the field to the Milner Technology Conference Center due to rain.
    Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 26 Apr. 2026
  • The department said on X that the incident occurred early Saturday when LAPD officers were trying to clear debris from the road and were surrounded by protesters.
    Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • In February, the city banded with more than a dozen other cities and counties to become additional plaintiffs in an existing lawsuit filed last summer by a group led by Fresno, California.
    Mirtha Donastorg, AJC.com, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Three were banded last year, and two the year before that.
    Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • All of the carcasses that washed ashore had been skinned, Cole said, with some missing their front paws.
    Francie Ebert, NBC news, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Mom skinned it, went to the pound to find a slightly smaller dog, and stitched the old dog’s skin over the new dog.
    Andrew Norman Wilson, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Neuroscientists have mainly characterized them in brain slices, where neurons are alive and can be activated but aren’t attached to a living animal.
    Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 24 Apr. 2026
  • In a video demonstrating their technology, robots with a single arm attached to a base watch as a human instructor tosses a ball into a small container.
    Katia Riddle, NPR, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Adding to its appeal, the kitchen opens to the glass enclosed sunroom.
    James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2026
  • To the left is a relaxed deck for post-dip chilling; to the right is the beautifully restrained restaurant, partly enclosed in a glasshouse with an undulating canopy roof.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Paula, similarly robed, figures that surely Sarah must have an explanation for breaking in.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Fine pitching and timely hitting mixed in with some power was the formula for success for the Costa Mesa baseball team in a 6-1 victory over Fullerton in the Empire League on Friday at Costa Mesa High School.
    Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
  • The Duke and Duchess of Sussex spent four days there on a trip that mixed private, philanthropic and business outings, bringing them back to the continent for the first time since their 2018 royal tour.
    Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026
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“Sided.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sided. Accessed 1 May. 2026.

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