alongside of

preposition

Examples of alongside of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Swift’s biggest source of clout is her name, not necessarily what’s Googled alongside of it. Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 6 Oct. 2023 That alongside of Target, which gained 4.51%, were the day’s biggest earners. Bran Strickland | , al, 15 June 2023 Garrett Ebbert tied for third individually, alongside of Smith, with a 74-69—143 effort. Buddy Collings, orlandosentinel.com, 13 Oct. 2021 The girl who has benefited most from training alongside of Wells is senior Evie McIver, who is in only her second year of cross country. Buddy Collings, orlandosentinel.com, 12 Nov. 2020 One of the most powerful CT scanners in Great Britain scanned the braincase of the Cretaceous era-Ceratosuchops, and a model of its brain will be on display alongside of its bones at Dinosaur Isle Museum on the Isle of Wight. Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 Feb. 2023 Oedema will not spread from one plant to another, but certain varieties are genetically predisposed to develop symptoms earlier or to a greater degree compared to other lines when multiple varieties are sown alongside of each other. oregonlive, 10 Apr. 2022 Angela Billings, spokeswoman for the Kentucky Senate Republicans, told The Courier Journal Wednesday night that the Senate leadership will add cultural sensitivity training on antisemitism alongside of other training state senators receive annually. Morgan Watkins, The Courier-Journal, 3 Mar. 2022 Racial progress continues its unsteady, sometimes vertiginous, movement alongside of the politics of backlash and intolerance. Richard Galant, CNN, 27 Feb. 2022 See More

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Word History

First Known Use

1737, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of alongside of was in 1737

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“Alongside of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alongside%20of. Accessed 5 Dec. 2023.

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