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 chicken broths 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, 22 Nov. 2025
Meko has two human sisters, and Ione said the three of them have grown up side by side.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
Here, two communities—Loyalist and Republican, Protestant and Catholic—live side by side.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2025
Israelis across ideological lines stood side by side to defend democratic norms.
—Jane Harman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Nov. 2025
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Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 22 Nov. 2025
Meko has two human sisters, and Ione said the three of them have grown up side by side.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
Here, two communities—Loyalist and Republican, Protestant and Catholic—live side by side.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2025
Israelis across ideological lines stood side by side to defend democratic norms.
—Jane Harman, Foreign Affairs, 13 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 27 Nov. 2025.
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