by the same token vs next to

by the same token

prep

  • For a similar reason; in a similar manner 

next to

prep

  • Compared to, in comparison with. 

  • Beside, alongside, by, adjacent to, or near. 

  • Immediately after, in choice or consideration; aside from. 

adv

  • Almost; nearly, well-nigh. 

How often have the words by the same token and next to occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )