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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Sporting 17-inch wheels and lower-profile tires, the previous model’s 15-inch wheels look way too small when compared side by side.
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Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 17 Apr. 2024
But it is thought to be the first time the two countries’ militaries have fought side by side.
—NBC News, 16 Apr. 2024
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Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 17 Apr. 2024
But it is thought to be the first time the two countries’ militaries have fought side by side.
—NBC News, 16 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for side by side
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“Side by side.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/side%20by%20side. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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