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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With Harvey’s arrival, executives appear poised to experiment the current format, which has relies on John Dickerson and Maurice DuBois delivering news side by side.
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Brian Steinberg, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025
The other keeps people at the center, working side by side with agents that extend our reach and sharpen our strengths.
—Marc Benioff, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
The announcement, which places Putin and Kim at the top of Xi’s guest list,sets the stage for an extraordinary photo-op with the three autocratic leaders standing side by side atop the Gate of Heavenly Peace in Beijing, in an unequivocal show of unity.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
Courts 4, 5, and 6, which sit side by side with gangways between 4 and 5 and 5 and 6, became the place to be, along with Tsitsipas’ assignment on 7.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
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Brian Steinberg, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025
The other keeps people at the center, working side by side with agents that extend our reach and sharpen our strengths.
—Marc Benioff, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
The announcement, which places Putin and Kim at the top of Xi’s guest list,sets the stage for an extraordinary photo-op with the three autocratic leaders standing side by side atop the Gate of Heavenly Peace in Beijing, in an unequivocal show of unity.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
Courts 4, 5, and 6, which sit side by side with gangways between 4 and 5 and 5 and 6, became the place to be, along with Tsitsipas’ assignment on 7.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
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“Side by side.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/side%20by%20side. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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