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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This can also be seen through Senegal’s religious harmony, where Muslims and Christians live side by side, celebrating each other’s festivals and traditions with mutual respect and joy.
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Vivienne Dovi, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Dec. 2024
So these two sides are living side by side and parents often don't see the other side.
—Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
Goldfinger said that the quake, which occurred on the Mendocino triple junction - where the Gorda plate, the North American plate, and the Pacific plate meet, had been a result of plates slipping side by side, rather than up and down which can trigger a tsunami.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
Instead, the two will exist side by side and complement each other.
—Daniel Keller, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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Vivienne Dovi, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Dec. 2024
So these two sides are living side by side and parents often don't see the other side.
—Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
Goldfinger said that the quake, which occurred on the Mendocino triple junction - where the Gorda plate, the North American plate, and the Pacific plate meet, had been a result of plates slipping side by side, rather than up and down which can trigger a tsunami.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
Instead, the two will exist side by side and complement each other.
—Daniel Keller, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Side by side.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/side%20by%20side. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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