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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The Federal Reserve chair and the president stood stiffly, side by side, in matching hard hats, bickering on a building site, for all the world to see.
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 29 Dec. 2025
Silent Book Club offers easy, device-free gatherings where readers simply show up and read side by side.
—Sarah Bisacca, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2025
That equals roughly three full moons placed side by side.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 25 Dec. 2025
When the royals departed the church following the service, Eugenie and Beatrice were seen standing side by side with their husbands, offering a united front at the close of the Christmas walk.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 25 Dec. 2025
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 29 Dec. 2025
Silent Book Club offers easy, device-free gatherings where readers simply show up and read side by side.
—Sarah Bisacca, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2025
That equals roughly three full moons placed side by side.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 25 Dec. 2025
When the royals departed the church following the service, Eugenie and Beatrice were seen standing side by side with their husbands, offering a united front at the close of the Christmas walk.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 25 Dec. 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 31 Dec. 2025.
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