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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
Nandika Chatterjee, Time, 14 Feb. 2026
The original video shows the bride and groom walking down the plane's aisle and getting married at the front of the aircraft alongside a Southwest Airlines flight attendant.
—Kate Perez, USA Today, 14 Feb. 2026
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 4 Feb. 2026
According to social media, a placeholder partner is good enough to date, live with, or even spend years alongside, but never the person their partner actually plans to commit to in the long term.
—Meehika Barua, Time, 3 Feb. 2026
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Preposition
Navalny’s widow, Yulia Navalnaya, appeared at a press conference during the Munich Security Conference alongside European foreign ministers to announce the findings.
—Nandika Chatterjee, Time, 14 Feb. 2026
The original video shows the bride and groom walking down the plane's aisle and getting married at the front of the aircraft alongside a Southwest Airlines flight attendant.
—Kate Perez, USA Today, 14 Feb. 2026
Adverb
Last November, the PLA Air Force released a video showing a GJ-11 flying alongside and linked with a J-20 stealth fighter.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 4 Feb. 2026
According to social media, a placeholder partner is good enough to date, live with, or even spend years alongside, but never the person their partner actually plans to commit to in the long term.
—Meehika Barua, Time, 3 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alongside
Preposition
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There will be six such international contests next season.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
8 Feb. 2026
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The new policy goes into effect next school year, which is the 2026/2026 academic year.—
Katie Nielsen,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
Preposition
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Since June, federal immigration raids have disrupted neighborhoods and communities across Los Angeles and around the nation, including at work sites, along neighborhood streets and in commercial areas.—
Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Klinefelter, who lives along Harcum Way, called the Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire.—
Ross Guidotti,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Lindgren’s customers are stylists, celebrities and influencers, who often pop in, as Australian content creator Zofia Krasicki did last month, ahead of exclusive events like Paris Fashion Week or Sundance Film Festival.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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Zubimendi’s effort kissed the post on its way in, but Declan Rice and Kai Havertz had shots from similar distances whizz just past the frame of the goal in the 15 minutes before half-time.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
Preposition
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The Magic hope, when called upon, Isaac continues to remain stout on the defensive end when the team heads back on the road for its lone trip of the season to San Antonio on Sunday and Oklahoma City on Tuesday.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Jan. 2026
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Both are strong finishers against the run, and both are capable pass-rushers when called upon.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Jan. 2026
Preposition
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Knee-assist devices and exoskeletons often use simple bearings placed near the knee, which can create painful misalignment because a real knee hinges but also shifts, rolls, and slides.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Feb. 2026
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Brown grew up in Franklin, a small city near the Kentucky-Tennessee border, and found his passion for music at a young age.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
9 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Later in 2025, the daughter of the CEO of French cryptocurrency platform Paymium was saved by passers-by from a daylight kidnapping attempt in Paris.—
Billy Stockwell,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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Outside the home on Monday, neighbors strolled by on their morning jogs and walks, while a county sheriff’s deputy remained stationed out front.—
TY ONEIL,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2026
Preposition
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The Arlington County Police Department announced the news on Thursday following a monthslong criminal investigation that remains active.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Feb. 2026
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The Bell 407 helicopter crashed on Flagstaff's west side, a few miles from Route 66 in a less densely populated area to the north of Brewer's neighborhood.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
Preposition
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As the discipline grew in popularity, Warren’s students began to take home trophies from tournaments across the country and internationally.—
Everett Eaton,
jsonline.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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If multiple hypotheses work to explain the data equally well but one conflicts with reality in some other realm (and the other doesn’t), the one that’s valid across the widest range of applicability is superior.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Alongside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alongside. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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