upsides

British

/ ˈʌpˌsaɪdz /

adverb

informal (foll by with) equal or level (with), as through revenge or retaliation

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Despite cities’ trash, speeding cars, dogs, and humans, capybaras see plenty of upsides in urban riverside living: water, food, and shelter—plus no pumas, who have been known to eat young capybaras.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

Others, however, have welcomed the move, highlighting the "many different upsides" as a result of the scheme.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Naturally, there will be upsides to an extended blockade, too.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

He and others with stake in the future of the 388-acre campus saw a few upsides in the plan.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

Not to be upsides in this with any groom or gardener is to be very meanly organised.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 3 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis

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