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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Two more Avicii tracks appear side by side on the same ranking as well.
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
In an Instagram post, Shields placed the images side by side.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 17 Jan. 2025
In the 1960s, King's Christian vision for the nation was at odds with a competing vision from Black leaders like Malcolm X and the Nation of Islam—and Black separatists and Black nationalists who abhorred King's vision of an America where Blacks and whites would one day live side by side in peace.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
In a video of the two sitting side by side, Trump can be seen saying something that makes Obama laugh.
—Cheyanne M. Daniels, The Hill, 13 Jan. 2025
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
In an Instagram post, Shields placed the images side by side.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 17 Jan. 2025
In the 1960s, King's Christian vision for the nation was at odds with a competing vision from Black leaders like Malcolm X and the Nation of Islam—and Black separatists and Black nationalists who abhorred King's vision of an America where Blacks and whites would one day live side by side in peace.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
In a video of the two sitting side by side, Trump can be seen saying something that makes Obama laugh.
—Cheyanne M. Daniels, The Hill, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Side by side.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/side%20by%20side. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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