shoulder to shoulder
idiom
1
: physically close together
Everyone was standing/squeezed shoulder to shoulder on the crowded bus.
2
: united together to achieve a shared goal
I stand shoulder to shoulder with the other legislators in this effort.
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According to the study, anime now stands shoulder to shoulder with the biggest icons in music and sports among Gen Z. 54% of Gen Z make their love for anime known, putting it ahead of Kendrick Lamar (48%), nearly on par with Beyoncé (56%), and just behind LeBron James (59%) and Taylor Swift (60%).
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Kevin Giraud, Variety, 12 June 2025
In Game 3, Ekblad made McDavid look mortal by sending him to the ice with a textbook body check delivered shoulder to shoulder.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 10 June 2025
Seizing these assets now would serve as a powerful demonstration to Moscow that Europe stands shoulder to shoulder with Kyiv, no matter what the United States does.
—Theodore Bunzel, Foreign Affairs, 30 May 2025
History shows that when Blacks and Jews stand shoulder to shoulder, America moves forward.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 24 May 2025
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Kevin Giraud, Variety, 12 June 2025
In Game 3, Ekblad made McDavid look mortal by sending him to the ice with a textbook body check delivered shoulder to shoulder.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 10 June 2025
Seizing these assets now would serve as a powerful demonstration to Moscow that Europe stands shoulder to shoulder with Kyiv, no matter what the United States does.
—Theodore Bunzel, Foreign Affairs, 30 May 2025
History shows that when Blacks and Jews stand shoulder to shoulder, America moves forward.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 24 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for shoulder to shoulder
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“Shoulder to shoulder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoulder%20to%20shoulder. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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