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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Editors sampled the peanut butter cups 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.
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Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2026
While the two drivers were side by side, the Jeep driver opened his door and fired multiple shots toward his vehicle, troopers said.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
Federal agents in tactical gear, carrying firearms, moved in on the park, walking in a straight line, side by side, some on horseback, as news helicopters hovered above and nearby demonstrators jeered at them.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026
In one of their selective releases of the Epstein files, Democrats on the House Oversight Committee previously published an undated image of Lajcak and Epstein standing side by side.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 1 Feb. 2026
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Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2026
While the two drivers were side by side, the Jeep driver opened his door and fired multiple shots toward his vehicle, troopers said.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
Federal agents in tactical gear, carrying firearms, moved in on the park, walking in a straight line, side by side, some on horseback, as news helicopters hovered above and nearby demonstrators jeered at them.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026
In one of their selective releases of the Epstein files, Democrats on the House Oversight Committee previously published an undated image of Lajcak and Epstein standing side by side.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 1 Feb. 2026
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 11 Feb. 2026.
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