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along or close at the side
We waited for the other boat to come alongside.
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Recent Examples of alongside
Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
At Flavor by Fire, chef Matt Lee will be serving up wood-fire longbeach mushrooms, alongside aji verde, cojita cheese, crispy potato, and cilantro.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 12 Sep. 2025
Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2025
Trump’s threats to networks’ licenses have come alongside broader attacks on the media by the President and his allies.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 25 Aug. 2025
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Adverb
Dell'Orco has worked alongside Armani for over four decades and is currently the Armani Group's head of men's style.
—Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
At Flavor by Fire, chef Matt Lee will be serving up wood-fire longbeach mushrooms, alongside aji verde, cojita cheese, crispy potato, and cilantro.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 12 Sep. 2025
Preposition
An architectural layer cake of Uruk’s economy, religion, and scholarship, the Eanna district housed temples built alongside and on top of one another, beginning with the earliest monumental architecture of the fourth millennium BCE.
—Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2025
Trump’s threats to networks’ licenses have come alongside broader attacks on the media by the President and his allies.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 25 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alongside
Adverb
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Dixon’s criminal case was further along and he was being held in a county jail, which likely spared him his brother’s fate.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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Follow along via our livestream here.—
Kristin Stoller,
Fortune,
8 Sep. 2025
Preposition
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Additionally, the survey showed around 28% of teachers planned to leave their jobs next year.—
Rachel Wegner,
The Tennessean,
9 Sep. 2025
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Keith O’Brien, Isko’s senior PR and communications manager, said participating in events in Hong Kong, Vietnam and Egypt has equipped Isko with new insights to better target these markets next season.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
9 Sep. 2025
Preposition
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Waterspouts tend to form when the air is cool and moist, and the water is near its warmest.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Phillips died in a police shootout on Monday, after officers were alerted to a possible break-in at a farm goods store in Poipoi in the western Waikato district, near to where he was believed to have been hiding out with his kids, CNN, Radio New Zealand (RNZ) and ABC News Australia reported.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Players need to keep a careful eye on the sometimes small animation cues that presage an attack, move quickly and precisely to avoid that specific attack, and then dart back in during a quick counterattack window to do some damage before starting the cycle over again.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
11 Sep. 2025
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Customers who walk in and peer behind the counter will see Eid and his team cooking dishes right in front of them.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
11 Sep. 2025
Preposition
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Now, textiles will face punishing 59 percent tariffs due to the new, 50 percent duties stacking upon an existing MFN rate of 9 percent.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
26 Aug. 2025
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Harmony in relationships should be easier to come upon, and asking for favors may be granted more easily.—
Kyle Thomas,
People.com,
24 Aug. 2025
Preposition
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Watch Thelma on Hulu Kinds of Kindness Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, this 2024 dark dramedy anthology is told across three loosely interwoven chapters, each exploring characters who take extraordinary measures to demonstrate their love to someone else.—
Hannah Kerns,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Fall weather isn't stopping the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) as its crews are set to begin a number of construction work across the state.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
7 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Young people never seem to believe it when older folks tell them how quickly a life can fly by.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
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That hasn’t stopped passers-by from peering through the windows.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
11 Sep. 2025
Preposition
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Plants normally rely on the Calvin-Benson-Bassham cycle to fix carbon dioxide into organic compounds.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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Multiple rights experts and scholars say Israel's military assault on Gaza amounts to genocide.—
Jarrett Renshaw,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Alongside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alongside. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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