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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Two Drake Albums Return to the Billboard 200 A pair of Drake albums bounce back onto the Billboard 200 this week, landing almost side by side.
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
When comparing the two side by side, this factor was confirmed.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 3 May 2025
Instead of a chronological organization, however, the works are arranged more organically, with artworks from different eras hanging side by side.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 May 2025
This means all developers can offer both Apple’s payment service side by side with their own payment service.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 1 May 2025
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
When comparing the two side by side, this factor was confirmed.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 3 May 2025
Instead of a chronological organization, however, the works are arranged more organically, with artworks from different eras hanging side by side.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 May 2025
This means all developers can offer both Apple’s payment service side by side with their own payment service.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 1 May 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 16 May. 2025.
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