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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In the end the president did not side with the company.
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Eric Lipton, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles City Council sided with Hackman, voting 13-0 to approve the TVC project, including its environmental impact report, its tract map and new zoning for the site.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
In September, a jury of a dozen Ada County residents unanimously sided with Big City Coffee owner Sarah Fendley, who argued that the administrators violated her First Amendment right to free speech while conspiring to close her campus shop near the university’s library in October 2020.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 7 Jan. 2025
The personnel board sided with the attorney general’s office.
—William Melhado, Sacramento Bee, 6 Jan. 2025
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Eric Lipton, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles City Council sided with Hackman, voting 13-0 to approve the TVC project, including its environmental impact report, its tract map and new zoning for the site.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
In September, a jury of a dozen Ada County residents unanimously sided with Big City Coffee owner Sarah Fendley, who argued that the administrators violated her First Amendment right to free speech while conspiring to close her campus shop near the university’s library in October 2020.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 7 Jan. 2025
The personnel board sided with the attorney general’s office.
—William Melhado, Sacramento Bee, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Side with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/side%20with. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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