sides 1 of 2

noun

Definition of sidesnext
plural of side
1
as in flanks
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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Relevance

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2
as in aspects
a certain way in which something appears or may be regarded examined the problem from all sides

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3
as in factions
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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sides

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verb

present tense third-person singular of side
1
as in groups

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2
as in clothes

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sides
  1. aspects
  2. factions
  3. surrounds
  4. arrays
  5. faces
  6. connects
  7. attaches
  8. joins
Noun
  • As Britain heads into 2025, there are many challenging aspects ahead, which were laid out in the fall budget in October.
    Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 27 Dec. 2024
  • But doing so required her to carefully preserve the good aspects of the old culture, cutting off the toxic bits and unleashing her emotional intelligence to navigate a complex web of stakeholders.
    Phillimon Zongo, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of aspects
Noun
  • Johnson eventually emerged as a dark-horse conservative that multiple factions could support.
    Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Qatar maintained contacts with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and with other Islamist rebel factions in Syria during the civil war.
    Ismaeel Naar, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of factions
Verb
  • Fencing is installed around a perimeter that goes beyond the office buildings on both sides of the Capitol, and there's an inner perimeter that surrounds the immediate Capitol complex.
    Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 6 Jan. 2025
  • What To Do Outdoors Jump in the Lake Lake Lanier spans 38,000 acres and surrounds three sides of the city.
    Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of surrounds
Verb
  • Significant sums of money are needed for the development and the deployment of networked sensor arrays.
    Leonard David, Space.com, 30 Dec. 2024
  • These gravitational waves could be detected by pulsar-timing arrays.
    Keith Cooper, Space.com, 25 Dec. 2024
Definition of arrays
Verb
  • However, the report also reveals that the state faces certain challenges, including a high suicide rate among seniors and a shortage of home health care workers.
    Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Johnson faces the task of implementing this single-package strategy with a slim Republican majority.
    Adeola Adeosun, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of faces
Verb
  • Storytelling helps to communicate your message and connects you with potential buyers.
    Jenna Guarneri, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
  • The canal connects the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, offering ships a shortcut to avoid going around the tip of South America.
    Kerry Breen, CBS News, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of connects
Verb
  • The stool passes through the ileum into an ostomy pouch that attaches to the stoma outside your body.
    Lindsay Curtis, Health, 31 Dec. 2024
  • This $15 option from Basic Concepts attaches to your tray table, creating a swinging hammock that provides relief for tired, swollen feet.
    Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of attaches
Verb
  • On Washington Week With The Atlantic, George Packer joins Jeffrey Goldberg to discuss his recent reporting on the Democratic Party’s illusions and the future of American politics.
    The Editors, The Atlantic, 28 Dec. 2024
  • With the law’s signage, the bald eagle joins the same ranks as the bison, which became the national mammal in 2016, and the oak, which has been the national tree since 2004.
    Sara Ruberg, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of joins
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