: in addition to : besides
the coach, as well as the team, is ready
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Preposition
we offer electronic toys as well as rent out video games
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 22 July 2024
As for Asian cities that shine, this list includes marvelously modern Singapore as well as Kyoto, filled with tributes to the past.
—Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 22 July 2024
Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 22 Mar. 2023
But shearwaters, as well as petrels and albatrosses, are part of a class known as tube-nosed seabirds, with tubular nostrils and an excellent senses of smell.
—Matthew Savoca, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2023
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Conjunction
They have been joined by 1,570 state security personnel from another 40 countries, ranging from European neighbors such as the UK, Germany and Spain as well as the Gulf state of Qatar, which has flown in a fleet of armored trucks.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 22 July 2024
As for Asian cities that shine, this list includes marvelously modern Singapore as well as Kyoto, filled with tributes to the past.
—Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 22 July 2024
Preposition
Overview Few cars are capable of serving the gods of both comfort and sportiness as well as the 2023 BMW 3-series sedan.
—Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 22 Mar. 2023
But shearwaters, as well as petrels and albatrosses, are part of a class known as tube-nosed seabirds, with tubular nostrils and an excellent senses of smell.
—Matthew Savoca, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2023
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“As well as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20well%20as. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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