side by side

Idioms  

1. Next to each other, close together, as in They were walking down the street side by side when the taxi jumped the curb, or In the new Russia communism and capitalism are trying to live side by side. [c. 1200]

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side by side

Clients who might feel “examined” or pressured to talk when face-to-face with their therapist indoors, she adds, often feel more comfortable opening up walking side by side.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

Rep. Tim Burchett, a fellow Republican, sat side by side on the U.S.

From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026

Put the three tabs side by side, and they turn out to be the same bet.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

The two pictures, hung side by side in the gallery, have a wistful air, conjuring a grand and spellbinding Roman past.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

I removed a leaf from each tree and laid them side by side, held down by stones to keep them from blowing away.

From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate

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