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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Justice Neil Gorsuch sided with the Supreme Court's liberal justices in a case decided on Wednesday.
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Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
Here Are Trump’s Major Moves Affecting Access to Reproductive Healthcare
Many reproductive rights organizations—including the Center for Reproductive Rights, which filed an amicus brief for the case—have urged the court to side with PPSAT.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 1 Apr. 2025
The Supreme Court's conservative super-majority has repeatedly sided with the Catholic Church's position in religion cases, and seven of the nine justices were raised Catholic.
—Nina Totenberg, NPR, 31 Mar. 2025
When state courts continued to side with Michael Schiavo, President Bush weighed in, signing a law permitting the Schiavo case to be heard in federal court.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
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Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
Here Are Trump’s Major Moves Affecting Access to Reproductive Healthcare
Many reproductive rights organizations—including the Center for Reproductive Rights, which filed an amicus brief for the case—have urged the court to side with PPSAT.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 1 Apr. 2025
The Supreme Court's conservative super-majority has repeatedly sided with the Catholic Church's position in religion cases, and seven of the nine justices were raised Catholic.
—Nina Totenberg, NPR, 31 Mar. 2025
When state courts continued to side with Michael Schiavo, President Bush weighed in, signing a law permitting the Schiavo case to be heard in federal court.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Side with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/side%20with. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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