cheek by jowl

ADVERB

in close proximity

Synonyms

WEAK

arm in arm beside one another by the side of cheek to cheek close close together crowded hand in glove hand in hand on one side shoulder to shoulder side by side very intimate yardarm to yardarm

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Staff and residents sat cheek by jowl chatting to each other.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2025

Ruoff’s team has already used it to make diamond films composed of thousands of tiny crystals packed cheek by jowl.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 24, 2024

Fans pack in cheek by jowl well before the first pitch and long after the final out.

From Washington Post • Mar. 2, 2022

Forget about socialites eating cheek by jowl with secretaries, bank heads alongside barbers.

From New York Times • Feb. 25, 2020

I'd be in the big state hospital in the country, cheek by jowl to this private place.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath

cheek by jowl

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