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Definition of beyondnext
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as in past
on or to the farther side of the arrow flew beyond the fence and into the woods

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as in outside
out of the reach or sphere of although the town has ordinances against public drunkenness, any degree of intoxication under your own roof is beyond their authority

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as in beside
in addition to beyond the asking price of the house, there's also the cost of fixing up this "handyman's dream"

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beyond

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adverb

as in farther
at or to a greater distance or more advanced point the dream that someday we will journey to the outer reaches of our solar system and beyond

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beyond

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noun

as in immortality
unending existence after death who knows how we'll fare in the beyond?

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Recent Examples of beyond
Preposition
The effects go well beyond halting shipments of fertilizer produced in the Gulf, which is situated at the head of a vast global supply chain. Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2026 For the school, the impact goes far beyond the cost of the gas. Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026
Adverb
The efforts of their Gabriel and Yaara Plotkin Family Foundation span the local community and beyond, helping Israelis and South Florida Jews through a variety of different platforms. Jessica Tzikas, Sun Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2026 Like many people in Paris and beyond, he got caught up in the left-wing protests of 1968. ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
Noun
Another player who could make the Rapids’ offense sing this year and beyond is winger Dante Sealy. Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 21 Feb. 2026 Actum Former Tom Ford chief marketing officer Charlotte Blechman has joined the board of Actum, a bicoastal-and-beyond strategic firm, to build out a leg for a luxury, fashion and lifestyle consultancy. Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 23 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for beyond
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Preposition
  • An airport offers, if not exactly an equitable experience (there are Clear lines, lounge archipelagos), then at least a perceptible simulacrum of equality, in that everyone rides the same people movers past the same Cinnabons.
    Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Photos shared on social media shows the massive slabs of rock fell just past a blind curve and the SUV sustained major front-end damage.
    Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 29 Mar. 2026
Preposition
  • Perhaps a relative living in the West agrees to lure a scientist outside Iran, or an eminent physicist invites an Iranian to speak at a conference abroad.
    David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
  • The missile and drone strikes targeted Saudi Arabia's Prince Sultan air base, located outside the capital Riyadh.
    NPR Staff, NPR, 29 Mar. 2026
Preposition
  • The 20-year-old victim was sitting beside her attacker on a bench at the Ninth Ave.
    Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2026
  • At a Tuesday afternoon news conference in Sacramento City Hall, the mother and daughter stood beside their attorney, immigration advocates and local lawmakers — many of whom were involved in a weeks-long effort to bring her home.
    Mathew Miranda Updated March 31, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Adverb
  • However, if temperatures fall farther than expected the amounts could increase, forecasters added.
    Leigh Morgan, al, 11 Feb. 2023
  • Tier 2 Pricing, includes lots farther away from the stadium: Car or SUV: $100.
    Sydney Carruth, The Arizona Republic, 9 Feb. 2023
Noun
  • Duke's Cayden Boozer committed a surprising turnover with six seconds left to give UConn's Braylon Mullins a shot at UConn immortality.
    Megan Armstrong, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
  • What sets them apart is, in exchange for yearly sacrifices in the form of new hires who seem like they won’t be missed, the Virgil’s inhabitants have been granted a conditional immortality that makes the film’s action sequences more fun for a while and then more tedious.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2026
Preposition
  • Sailing over the far side of the moon, the astronauts will pass within about 4,100 miles of the lunar surface at close approach and reach a maximum distance from Earth of some 252,800 miles.
    William Harwood, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
  • So many Chicago White Sox fans are already up in arms over the team’s ice-cold start, which got even colder Wednesday after a 10-0 loss in Miami.
    Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026
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  • But state lawmakers estimate a quarter to half of current enrollees — as many as 40,000 people — would be thrown off the Medicaid expansion under the requirements in House Bill 913 and forced to find coverage another way, or go without.
    Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Matches without goals triggered texts to Garden requesting immediate Wyscout Zoom sessions.
    Megan Feringa, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2026
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  • But his death had many contributing factors besides being unable to breath while face down on the ground.
    Kevin Grasha, Cincinnati.com, 2 June 2020
  • The airline’s crew members and ground services personnel are undergoing detailed health check-ups at regular intervals, besides wearing protective gear at all times.
    Niharika Sharma, Quartz India, 31 May 2020

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“Beyond.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beyond. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.

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