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
side-by-side adjective

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This would mark a departure from recent U.S. military practice, where members of the JAG corps have often worked side by side with commanders to make targeting decisions, and where strikes expected to harm civilians have typically undergone a review. Colin Jones, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2025 The presence of two yacht clubs side by side is a relic of racial segregation. Timothy B. Wheeler, Baltimore Sun, 22 Apr. 2025 This often involves presenting two responses side by side and letting the user choose between them. ArsTechnica, 21 Apr. 2025 For context, that is large enough to fit over 94,000 Milky Way galaxies placed side by side along the Great Wall's longest side, which stretches out for around 10% of the total width of the entire observable universe. Robert Lea, Space.com, 20 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for side by side

Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of side by side was in the 13th century

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“Side by side.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/side%20by%20side. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.

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side by side

adverb
: beside one another
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