side with

verb

sided with; siding with; sides with

Synonyms of side 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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Michael believed that the judge in his divorce case, who’d once worked as a registered nurse, would side with him. — Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026 The decision created a split with a ruling earlier this year from the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals in a similar dispute that sided with Kalshi. — Bobby Allyn, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026 The Florida Supreme Court sided with Jones and Crump, upending a decades long practice that had effectively granted companies civil immunity in workers’ compensation cases. — Ryan Young, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026 In determining how much time Kapoor would serve, the judge sided with prosecutors, who recommended a sentence of 136 months. — Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for side with

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