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as in flank
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 aspect
a certain way in which something appears or may be regarded
examined the problem from all sides
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as in faction
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 to club
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as in to skin
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Recent Examples of side
Noor Lobad, WWD, 11 Feb. 2025
Draw a circle with a 5- to 6-inch diameter on one side of the parchment.
—Martin Sorge, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 10 Dec. 2024
To make matters worse, Yellow seems ambivalent, more a passive spectator than an active participant, stepping out to use the toilet and wandering away from the action to play side quests.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 31 Aug. 2024
Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 13 Jan. 2025
Barco is currently on loan to La Liga side Sevilla.
—Mario Cortegana, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Related Articles While the app’s most common use case globally is scanning food products to determine the presence of potentially harmful additives and endocrine disruptors, Yuka’s cosmetic product-scanning side is seeing fast growth.
—Noor Lobad, WWD, 11 Feb. 2025
Draw a circle with a 5- to 6-inch diameter on one side of the parchment.
—Martin Sorge, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
Adjective
These are large open-world zones where Indy can purchase items, stumble onto side quests and discover other activities.
—Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 10 Dec. 2024
To make matters worse, Yellow seems ambivalent, more a passive spectator than an active participant, stepping out to use the toilet and wandering away from the action to play side quests.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 31 Aug. 2024
Verb
The Supreme Court held oral arguments last week about the April law setting the stage for a ban, and seemed to side more favorably with the U.S. government's arguments that ByteDance's ownership of TikTok poses a national security risk.
—Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 13 Jan. 2025
Barco is currently on loan to La Liga side Sevilla.
—Mario Cortegana, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for side
Noun
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Then, when Forest were defending deeper in their own half, Dominguez dropped to form a situational back five to prevent Villa from overloading the left flank.—
Ahmed Walid,
The Athletic,
7 Feb. 2025
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Pulling out along the expanse of Beauly Firth’s southern flank, the winding line then dances around several lochs on its way into the Highlands.—
James March,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Feb. 2025
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An unusual aspect of the study was its setting: the emergency room.—
Moises Velasquez-Manoff Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Zak Mouton,
New York Times,
16 Feb. 2025
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Another aspect of emotional eating is the process of specific cravings, usually including unhealthy, energy-dense foods.—
Allison Futterman,
Discover Magazine,
15 Feb. 2025
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The Syrian army is still being cobbled from various armed factions and is still a work in progress.—
Greg Myre,
NPR,
12 Feb. 2025
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Where Brits feel like suspicious maniacs—one of the most rewarding things about UK Traits is seeing relatively clever people so certain in their wrongness—Americans are lambs to the slaughter, bound up in factions blind to internal threats.—
Raven Smith,
Vogue,
12 Feb. 2025
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One way Kelce avoided taking big hits in the middle of the field was by perfecting the lateral pass.—
Nate Taylor,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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Tipping forces the cane to develop lateral shoots, which is where next season’s fruit will grow.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
20 Jan. 2025
Verb
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There were also the Williams signature highly creative steamer trunks rolled down the luxury runway, recalling logistics workers at any of the e-comm distribution centers in the US whose owners are usually members of a billionaire's boys club themselves.—
Roxanne Robinson,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Ali sidestepped it, and Foreman blundered, swapping positions with his challenger, as Ali clubbed him with a head-dazing right blow.—
Mikal Gilmore,
Rolling Stone,
17 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The serum evens and firms skin to smooth wrinkles and roughness, leaving it with a gorgeous glow.—
Celia Shatzman,
Forbes,
26 Nov. 2024
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For anyone under the impression that dogs are being skinned, perish the thought.—
Rosalie R. Radomsky,
New York Times,
24 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Story would’ve batted somewhere at the top of the lineup, but after him the Red Sox probably would have had to bat Wong fifth or sixth just to break up all the lefties.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
16 Feb. 2025
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Ultimately, Liverpool did enough to close out the win and restore their seven-point lead at the top of the table.—
Gregg Evans,
The Athletic,
16 Feb. 2025
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Not to mention, getting down on your hands and knees to yank weeds out of the ground can be painful, and even more so for those dealing with chronic pain and conditions like arthritis.—
Brittney Morgan,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Feb. 2025
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Rather than getting your hands dirty to clean the can, let a dishwasher pod or tablet do the heavy lifting.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
9 Feb. 2025
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“Side.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/side. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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