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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One by one, the stars appear — Leo, the Lion, stretching across the southern sky towards Gemini, the twins standing side by side.
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Jamie Carter, Space.com, 13 Apr. 2026
In her post, Perry shared several snapshots of her and Trudeau together, including a photo of them sitting side by side, snacking away while holding red Solo cups.
—Mason Leib, ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
Such clean behavior strongly points to an origin in isolated binary systems, where two stars are born together, evolve side by side, exchange mass, and eventually collapse into black holes that merge without interference from their surroundings.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 12 Apr. 2026
The platform allows users to enter one prompt and view responses from multiple AI models side by side.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 11 Apr. 2026
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Jamie Carter, Space.com, 13 Apr. 2026
In her post, Perry shared several snapshots of her and Trudeau together, including a photo of them sitting side by side, snacking away while holding red Solo cups.
—Mason Leib, ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
Such clean behavior strongly points to an origin in isolated binary systems, where two stars are born together, evolve side by side, exchange mass, and eventually collapse into black holes that merge without interference from their surroundings.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 12 Apr. 2026
The platform allows users to enter one prompt and view responses from multiple AI models side by side.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 11 Apr. 2026
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“Side by side.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/side%20by%20side. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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