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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These are individuals who worked side by side with America in the fight against the Taliban.
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ABC News, 30 Nov. 2025
The match takes place inside two rings, side by side, surrounded by a steel cage.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
Arrange roll bottoms, cut side up and side by side, in 13-by-9-inch baking dish.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 29 Nov. 2025
However, Gregory Giles was seen by traffic cameras and witnesses racing the Explorer, repeatedly driving side by side and exceeding the 45 mph speed limit.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 29 Nov. 2025
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ABC News, 30 Nov. 2025
The match takes place inside two rings, side by side, surrounded by a steel cage.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
Arrange roll bottoms, cut side up and side by side, in 13-by-9-inch baking dish.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 29 Nov. 2025
However, Gregory Giles was seen by traffic cameras and witnesses racing the Explorer, repeatedly driving side by side and exceeding the 45 mph speed limit.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 29 Nov. 2025
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 8 Dec. 2025.
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