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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 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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as in immortality
unending existence after death
who knows how we'll fare in the beyond?
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Recent Examples of beyond
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
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
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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beyond
Preposition
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Videos of the first lady walking beside the robot quickly went viral online and accumulated hundreds of thousands of views and curious comments from social media users, but little was said about who made the robot and what it’s used for.—
Bruna Horvath,
NBC news,
25 Mar. 2026
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And nothing compares to waking up beside Alice Lake, where sunrise casts the 9,899-foot El Capitan in pale honey light—an image almost perfectly mirrored in gently lapping water below.—
Madison Chapman,
Outside,
25 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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However, if temperatures fall farther than expected the amounts could increase, forecasters added.—
Leigh Morgan,
al,
11 Feb. 2023
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Tier 2 Pricing, includes lots farther away from the stadium: Car or SUV: $100.—
Sydney Carruth,
The Arizona Republic,
9 Feb. 2023
Noun
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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
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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
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Your 9th House of Expansion is energized by Venus and Chiron aligning, nudging you to choose growth over perfection in an expanding field.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
26 Mar. 2026
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Most of that treatment has come courtesy of Alexandra Champalimaud, who previously waved her hard-to-define, contemporary-classic wand over the Plaza in New York and the Dorchester in London, among many other hotels.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Mar. 2026
Preposition
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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
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Matches without goals triggered texts to Garden requesting immediate Wyscout Zoom sessions.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2026
Preposition
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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
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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 1 Apr. 2026.
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