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Definitions

shoulder to shoulder

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

Example Sentences

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His father, the old radical, responds: “There is something good about being in the crowd, about being comrades, shoulder to shoulder with others. And I think there is also something absolutely destructive about it.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

As the four replacement vehicles were delivered to Golders Green, the London Ambulance Service said it stood "shoulder to shoulder" with Hatzola.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

“We were living shoulder to shoulder in the suburbs and thought that’s not how we want our kids to grow up,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 2026

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that India and Israel had pledged to fight terrorism "shoulder to shoulder", as he concluded a two-day visit focused on deepening strategic ties.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

I turned to Jenna, who was shifting her bag from shoulder to shoulder.

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence

shoulder to shoulder

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