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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In an Instagram post shared on Sunday, Nov. 3, Shields placed the images side by side. Catherine Santino, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024 An aerial photo of the exercise showed the two carriers steaming side by side, with fighter jets overhead and at least 11 support ships from their carrier strike groups trailing. Edward Szekeres and Brad Lendon, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024 The side by side comparison highlights other tweaks, including the addition of a red lip instead of the green lipstick of the film poster. Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2024 Getting humans comfortable with the idea of working side by side with machines that look like they’ve been pulled straight for a sci-fi horror film may take time as well. Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 31 Oct. 2024 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 21 Nov. 2024.

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side by side

adverb
: beside one another
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