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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Unfortunately, the state’s high court sided with the ruling class, booting the Taxpayer Protection Act from the ballot. —

K. Lloyd Billingsley, Orange County Register, 11 Nov. 2024 Last summer, a judge in U.S. District Court in New York stunned the media industry by siding with Fubo, granting a preliminary injunction to block Venu from launching as scheduled in time for the football season. —

Dade Hayes, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024 Georgia’s highest court on Monday ruled that thousands of Cobb County voters who received their ballots late will not have their votes immediately counted if their ballots are received by officials after Election Day, a decision that sided with national Republicans. —

Ella Lee, The Hill, 4 Nov. 2024 Rest on your back with a pillow under your knees or on your side with your knees toward your chest to relieve or reduce lower-abdomen pressure. —

Michelle Pugle, Verywell Health, 4 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for side with