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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In my experience, sadness and melancholy exist side by side with happiness and joy.
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Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
Editors sampled the mustards side by side, scoring them on taste, texture, and overall experience using a scale from 1 to 5, with 1 being the lowest and 5 being the highest.
—Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 26 Feb. 2026
More than 200 years after it was built, the house stands out even in the historic Bates-Hendricks neighborhood, where century-old brick houses stand side by side with shiny new builds.
—Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 26 Feb. 2026
Two Dereks, two perspectives, two ethical outlooks, and even perhaps two Englands, situated side by side, yet at odds, whose (on-screen) coexistence proves to be quite a delight!
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2026
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Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
Editors sampled the mustards side by side, scoring them on taste, texture, and overall experience using a scale from 1 to 5, with 1 being the lowest and 5 being the highest.
—Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 26 Feb. 2026
More than 200 years after it was built, the house stands out even in the historic Bates-Hendricks neighborhood, where century-old brick houses stand side by side with shiny new builds.
—Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 26 Feb. 2026
Two Dereks, two perspectives, two ethical outlooks, and even perhaps two Englands, situated side by side, yet at odds, whose (on-screen) coexistence proves to be quite a delight!
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2026
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“Side by side.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/side%20by%20side. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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