side with
phrasal verb
sided with; siding with; sides with
: to agree with or support the opinions or actions of (someone)
She sided with her friend in the argument.
They betrayed their country and sided with the enemy.
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Gorsuch also sided with the Court majority in all applications for a stay of execution reviewed in the previous term.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
As the episode began, Richard sided with Meredith that the transplant committee needed to be informed that Evynn’s wife Tasha had Alzheimer’s.
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 20 Mar. 2025
By siding with Trump’s argument that former Presidents cannot be criminally prosecuted for official acts, Roberts’ court delayed legal proceedings that could have put Trump on trial before the 2024 election.
—Nik Popli, TIME, 19 Mar. 2025
In an opinion issued Wednesday, federal district court Judge Jesse Furman sided with the Trump administration, which argued New York lacked jurisdiction in the case because Khalil was in detention in New Jersey at the time his attorneys filed a motion challenging his arrest.
—Gloria Pazmino, CNN, 19 Mar. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
As the episode began, Richard sided with Meredith that the transplant committee needed to be informed that Evynn’s wife Tasha had Alzheimer’s.
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 20 Mar. 2025
By siding with Trump’s argument that former Presidents cannot be criminally prosecuted for official acts, Roberts’ court delayed legal proceedings that could have put Trump on trial before the 2024 election.
—Nik Popli, TIME, 19 Mar. 2025
In an opinion issued Wednesday, federal district court Judge Jesse Furman sided with the Trump administration, which argued New York lacked jurisdiction in the case because Khalil was in detention in New Jersey at the time his attorneys filed a motion challenging his arrest.
—Gloria Pazmino, CNN, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Side with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/side%20with. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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