side by side
adverb
1
: beside one another
walking side by side
2
: in the same place, time, or circumstance
lived peacefully side by side for many years
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Placing a pair of statements excerpted from Freedom House annual reports from the middle of the 2010s and the middle of the 2020s side by side can underscore this point neatly.
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Jeffrey Wasserstrom, NPR, 8 Mar. 2025
Milk District For sandwiches, skating, and film photography Named for the still-operating T.G. Lee Factory at its heart, the Milk District is a youthful hub where old and new live creatively side by side.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 5 Mar. 2025
Duren got to work side by side with Freeman, before her departure, making for a smooth transition.
—Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Ela, specializing in thali-style street food, and Mango, a breakfast-lunch counter, will sit side by side on Hibiscus Street.
—Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2025
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Jeffrey Wasserstrom, NPR, 8 Mar. 2025
Milk District For sandwiches, skating, and film photography Named for the still-operating T.G. Lee Factory at its heart, the Milk District is a youthful hub where old and new live creatively side by side.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 5 Mar. 2025
Duren got to work side by side with Freeman, before her departure, making for a smooth transition.
—Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Ela, specializing in thali-style street food, and Mango, a breakfast-lunch counter, will sit side by side on Hibiscus Street.
—Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Side by side.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/side%20by%20side. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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