side by side
adverb
1
: beside one another
walking side by side
2
: in the same place, time, or circumstance
lived peacefully side by side for many years
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They’re later seen leaving the resort side by side – in body bags.
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Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2025
First of all, its brightest stars, Castor and Pollux, are easily seen with the naked eye, side by side and nearly equal in brightness.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 6 Apr. 2025
The TikTok video shows photos of Charlotte and Mia walking side by side at the royal family's walk to church on Christmas morning in both 2023 and 2024.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
Ela, specializing in thali-style street food, and Mango, a breakfast-lunch counter, will sit side by side on Hibiscus Street.
—Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2025
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Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2025
First of all, its brightest stars, Castor and Pollux, are easily seen with the naked eye, side by side and nearly equal in brightness.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 6 Apr. 2025
The TikTok video shows photos of Charlotte and Mia walking side by side at the royal family's walk to church on Christmas morning in both 2023 and 2024.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
Ela, specializing in thali-style street food, and Mango, a breakfast-lunch counter, will sit side by side on Hibiscus Street.
—Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2025
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“Side by side.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/side%20by%20side. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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