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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West, in an interview Monday, said the arrangement keeps each party in charge of its primary and avoids friction that has occurred when clerks from different parties worked side by side.
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Tracey McManus, Dallas Morning News, 23 Feb. 2026
Editors sampled the butters 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, 21 Feb. 2026
In the clip, the pair, who fans came to know and adore as the noble Jon Snow and his resilient half-sister Sansa Stark, sit side by side in the wilderness.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Feb. 2026
The photoshoot produced an awkward moment when Altman and Amodei, chiefs of rival AI firms OpenAI and Anthropic, stood side by side on stage but did not hold hands although the other executives did.
—Aditya Soni, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026
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Tracey McManus, Dallas Morning News, 23 Feb. 2026
Editors sampled the butters 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, 21 Feb. 2026
In the clip, the pair, who fans came to know and adore as the noble Jon Snow and his resilient half-sister Sansa Stark, sit side by side in the wilderness.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Feb. 2026
The photoshoot produced an awkward moment when Altman and Amodei, chiefs of rival AI firms OpenAI and Anthropic, stood side by side on stage but did not hold hands although the other executives did.
—Aditya Soni, USA Today, 19 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 28 Feb. 2026.
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