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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Two business owners built their companies side by side.
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Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Soldiers and civilians lay side by side, many of them critically injured by artillery shells, drones, or cruise missiles.
—Martha Raddatz, The Atlantic, 25 May 2026
The platform allows users to enter a single prompt and compare responses from multiple AI models side by side.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 23 May 2026
In Expedition Odyssey, passengers sit side by side in long rows, legs dangling, facing a large domed screen.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 May 2026
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Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Soldiers and civilians lay side by side, many of them critically injured by artillery shells, drones, or cruise missiles.
—Martha Raddatz, The Atlantic, 25 May 2026
The platform allows users to enter a single prompt and compare responses from multiple AI models side by side.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 23 May 2026
In Expedition Odyssey, passengers sit side by side in long rows, legs dangling, facing a large domed screen.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 May 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 May. 2026.
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