upsides

British

/ ˈʌpˌsaɪdz /

adverb

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

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There are many upsides with ExpressVPN, but there are some downsides, too.

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2026

The upsides to leasing are obvious: You get to swan around town in the latest, greatest car model.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 4, 2026

And having documentarists follow her every step of the way as she grew had its upsides.

From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026

There are upsides: drinking clear water straight from streams, swimming with icebergs with nobody else in sight.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 28, 2025

"Nay, 'twarn't altogether spite, tho' I won't say but what I might ha' thought o' bein' upsides wi them."

From Tom Brown at Oxford by Hughes, Thomas

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