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side by side

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side by side

(of two or more people or things) lined up so their sides are adjacent. We walked side by side across the lawn.

See also: side

side by side

Next to each other, close together, as in They were walking down the street side by side when the taxi jumped the curb, or In the new Russia communism and capitalism are trying to live side by side. [c. 1200]

See also: side

side by side

Next to each other; close together.

See also: side