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shoulder to shoulder

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abreast adv.
cheek by jowl adv.
side by side adv.

ADVERB

abreast

Synonyms

WEAK

beside equal in alignment in line level opposite side by side

Antonyms

WEAK

lost out of touch unaware

ADVERB

cheek by jowl

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 side by side very intimate yardarm to yardarm

ADVERB

side by side

Synonyms

STRONGEST

collectively in tandem jointly simultaneously together

STRONG

unitedly

WEAK

all together as one at one fell swoop coincidentally commonly concertedly concomitantly concurrently conjointly contemporaneously en masse hand in glove hand in hand in a body in concert in cooperation

Antonyms

WEAK

apart individually separately

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shoulder to shoulder

Outside court they hugged and supported each other and stood shoulder to shoulder demanding regulation.

From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026

The FA said it stands "shoulder to shoulder with our European colleagues" on the matter.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

"Britain stands with Ukraine, shoulder to shoulder, and our support remains unwavering," Burnham, who took office on July 20, said in a statement.

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

That will require the robots to have layers of safeguards before they can work shoulder to shoulder with human beings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026

Annabeth turned so she was shoulder to shoulder with Percy.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan

shoulder to shoulder

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