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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The two began to walk, side by side, just far enough away from each other for the heat of one to dissipate into the air.
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Literary Hub, 3 July 2025
According to the outlet, Prince Harry is expected to walk side by side with his brother at the forefront of the processions through the streets of London.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 30 June 2025
Black employees had previously worked side by side their white colleagues.
—Sonari Glinton, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
Leo spent 20 years as a missionary priest and bishop in Peru, and working side by side with Pope Francis, helped suppress the group.
—Amalia Huot-Marchand, The Hill, 21 June 2025
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Literary Hub, 3 July 2025
According to the outlet, Prince Harry is expected to walk side by side with his brother at the forefront of the processions through the streets of London.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 30 June 2025
Black employees had previously worked side by side their white colleagues.
—Sonari Glinton, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
Leo spent 20 years as a missionary priest and bishop in Peru, and working side by side with Pope Francis, helped suppress the group.
—Amalia Huot-Marchand, The Hill, 21 June 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 13 Jul. 2025.
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