Shoulder-to-shoulder

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In close proximity; side-by-side. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Whilst closely cooperating. not-comparable
Adverb
  1. 1
    side by side and close together wordnet

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"A police officer radioed his superiors to report that things were calm, and foreign journalists vastly outnumbered the protesters. Behind him, burly plainclothes security agents stood shoulder-to-shoulder, blocking the street."

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