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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While her Instagram updates didn’t include Chalamet, the pair were spotted sitting side by side at Sunday’s Golden Globes. Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025 Max, the streamer that airs Euphoria, posted a TikTok video on Sunday with two clips side by side: one was from the show while the other clip zooms in on Zendaya's hand with the diamond ring. Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025 The news comes more than two decades after Klum helmed the debut season of Project Runway alongside co-host Tim Gunn in 2004, after which the duo led the fashion design competition series side by side for 16 years. Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 3 Jan. 2025 People reports that the two are in the UK to spend time with Holland’s family, and they are photographed side by side near his family home. Whitney Perry, Glamour, 2 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for side by side 

Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
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 10 Jan. 2025.

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side by side

adverb
: beside one another
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