multisided
adjective
mul·ti·sid·ed
ˌməl-tē-ˈsī-dəd 
-ˌtī-
variants
or multi-sided
: having multiple and usually more than two sides
… in Yugoslavia, where typhus ravaged the country during the multisided war among Germans, Serbs, Croats, communists, and monarchists …—
Albert E. Cowdrey
Albert E. Cowdrey… the Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland, housed in a stunning, multi-sided, gem-like building …—Fran Golden
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But four decades of a multisided conflict meant that fault lines ran through communities, villages and even families.
—Matthieu Aikins Victor J. Blue Peter Ganim Krish Seenivasan Steven Szczesniak, New York Times, 22 May 2024
In addition to limiting access to the likeness, multisided portraits allowed artists to comment on their own work, painting allegorical scenes that reflected the sitters’ character on removable covers or the reverse sides of panels.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Apr. 2024
Rare protests in Syria calling for the ouster of the authoritarian government have gathered momentum over the past two weeks, in scenes reminiscent of the Arab Spring uprising that began more than 12 years ago and morphed into a multisided war.
—Raja Abdulrahim, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2023
There are free-standing, multisided columns that also are for the show.
—Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2023
The Syrian war began 11 years ago with a peaceful uprising against the government and spiraled into a multisided conflict involving armed rebels, jihadists and others.
—Lara Jakes, New York Times, 3 June 2022
The balance of power in Syria's multisided conflict depends on the American presence.
—The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 1 Sep. 2021
The balance of power in Syria’s multisided conflict depends on the American presence.
—Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2021
The Saudi and Emirati-backed camps have clashed in recent years, further splintering Yemen into a multisided conflict.
—Jared Malsin, WSJ, 30 Dec. 2020
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Matthieu Aikins Victor J. Blue Peter Ganim Krish Seenivasan Steven Szczesniak, New York Times, 22 May 2024
In addition to limiting access to the likeness, multisided portraits allowed artists to comment on their own work, painting allegorical scenes that reflected the sitters’ character on removable covers or the reverse sides of panels.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Apr. 2024
Rare protests in Syria calling for the ouster of the authoritarian government have gathered momentum over the past two weeks, in scenes reminiscent of the Arab Spring uprising that began more than 12 years ago and morphed into a multisided war.
—Raja Abdulrahim, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2023
There are free-standing, multisided columns that also are for the show.
—Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2023
The Syrian war began 11 years ago with a peaceful uprising against the government and spiraled into a multisided conflict involving armed rebels, jihadists and others.
—Lara Jakes, New York Times, 3 June 2022
The balance of power in Syria's multisided conflict depends on the American presence.
—The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 1 Sep. 2021
The balance of power in Syria’s multisided conflict depends on the American presence.
—Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2021
The Saudi and Emirati-backed camps have clashed in recent years, further splintering Yemen into a multisided conflict.
—Jared Malsin, WSJ, 30 Dec. 2020
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“Multisided.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multisided. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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