along·side
ə-ˈlȯŋ-ˈsīd 
1
: along the side : in parallel position
2
: at the side : close by
a guard with a prisoner alongside
1
a
: along the side of
the boat docked alongside the pier
b
: beside sense 1
standing alongside me
2
a
: in company with
… men she has been working alongside …—
Richard Halloran
Richard Halloran
b
: in addition to
… a special category alongside the awards it annually presents …—Horizon
HorizonExamples of alongside in a Sentence
Adverb
We waited for the other boat to come alongside.
Preposition
The children work alongside their parents in the field.
Bring the boat alongside the dock.
one theory taught alongside the other
The town grew up alongside the college.
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1 July 2026
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24 June 2026
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2026
In her role as assistant county administrator, Cobbins coordinated alongside the local fire and police departments, municipal court system, city public works and more.
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Adverb
On a recent night at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, more than 200 female founders gathered alongside over 100 investors, senior executives from Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI, major financial institutions, lawmakers, and civic leaders.
—
Lisa Curtis,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
The Blackhawks want to see what Kantserov, Anton Frondell, Nick Lardis, Frank Nazar and company can do alongside and around Bedard this coming season.
—
Scott Powers,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
Preposition
The jet will fly over the National Mall alongside the Defense Department’s most impressive equipment on Saturday, before the president delivers a speech in what is forecast to be a blistering heat wave.
—
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2026
In her role as assistant county administrator, Cobbins coordinated alongside the local fire and police departments, municipal court system, city public works and more.
—
Sofi Zeman
july 2,
Kansas City Star,
3 July 2026
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“Alongside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alongside. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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alongside
1 of 2 adverb
along·side
-ˌsīd
: along or close at the side : in parallel position
a guard with a prisoner alongside
alongside
2 of 2 preposition
: side by side with
especially
: parallel to
boats alongside the dock
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