onside
adverb or adjective
on·side
ˈȯn-ˈsīd 
ˈän-
: not offside : in a position legally to play or receive the ball or puck
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The second saw Diogo Dalot inadvertently play a collection of Brighton forwards onside before failing to block Minteh’s cross into the penalty area.
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Carl Anka, The Athletic, 19 Jan. 2025
The two of them barely remained onside before Cates, at full speed, lifted a backhand high over Sergei Bobrovsky for his ninth goal.
—Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
Both times, the State Department declined to follow the recommendation, and in early 2024, the Biden administration cleared a $4 billion drone sale to India as part of a broader effort to keep a geopolitically important country onside.
—Sarah Yager, Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
This put Isak onside, with Murphy moving into a cutback position, for another back-post tap-in.
—Liam Tharme, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
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Carl Anka, The Athletic, 19 Jan. 2025
The two of them barely remained onside before Cates, at full speed, lifted a backhand high over Sergei Bobrovsky for his ninth goal.
—Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
Both times, the State Department declined to follow the recommendation, and in early 2024, the Biden administration cleared a $4 billion drone sale to India as part of a broader effort to keep a geopolitically important country onside.
—Sarah Yager, Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
This put Isak onside, with Murphy moving into a cutback position, for another back-post tap-in.
—Liam Tharme, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
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“Onside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/onside. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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