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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They were photographed sitting side by side at their table inside the Beverly Hilton hotel venue.
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Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
These platforms display prices and coverages side by side, allowing drivers to spot differences that may not be clear at first glance.
—Ethan M. Stone, Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
The unveiling of a ‘BlueCo Out’ flag was followed up by anti-ownership chants for much of the second half, in clear earshot of Rosenior and club co-owner Behdad Eghbali, sat side by side in the adjacent stand.
—Jack Bantock, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
DeWitt has constructed not a maze so much as a garden, where many kinds of writing can thrive side by side.
—Literary Hub, 8 Jan. 2026
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Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
These platforms display prices and coverages side by side, allowing drivers to spot differences that may not be clear at first glance.
—Ethan M. Stone, Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
The unveiling of a ‘BlueCo Out’ flag was followed up by anti-ownership chants for much of the second half, in clear earshot of Rosenior and club co-owner Behdad Eghbali, sat side by side in the adjacent stand.
—Jack Bantock, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
DeWitt has constructed not a maze so much as a garden, where many kinds of writing can thrive side by side.
—Literary Hub, 8 Jan. 2026
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“Side by side.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/side%20by%20side. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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