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by the side of

ADVERB

cheek by jowl

Synonyms

WEAK

arm in arm beside one another 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

PREPOSITION

alongside

Synonyms

WEAK

along the side of apace with at the side of beside by close at hand close-by equal with in company with next to parallel to side by side

Antonyms

WEAK

away

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For long stretches, Fish and I walked in the bike lane, or in the bramble by the side of the road.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

"Hoodlums," muttered 80-year-old village chief Joseph Batangouna as he walked past a group of young people sitting by the side of road in Mayitoukou, Congo-Brazzaville.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

And they were all like, “He could literally just drive away and leave her by the side of the road.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

Simon Sargent, defending, said Pugh had been out drinking and was on his way home when he noticed the mixer and the wheelbarrows by the side of the road.

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2026

She stopped the car by the side of a narrow road, near the camp.

From "The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child" by Francisco Jiménez

by the side of

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