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side by side

ADJECTIVE
next to each other
Synonyms
WEAK
abreast alongside beside cheek by jowl cheek to cheek juxtaposing parallel shoulder to shoulder side-by-side
ADVERB
together
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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Rowbottom and Lindsey work side by side from adjoining desks in their lofted home office, a French bulldog named Jammy snoring between them.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

In March, Huang laid out a vision of data centers where Nvidia’s GPU servers are deployed side by side with new Groq servers, working together on what each does best.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

On a scorching afternoon in one of Delhi's busiest markets, two different worlds exist side by side.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

They finished side by side in a straight drag race to the line.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

The animals, side by side, clop-clop, stomp, clip-clop, stomp, clop.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

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