as in forward
toward or at a point lying in advance in space or time
traffic was inching along at a snail's pace work on the project is moving right along
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Recent Examples of along
Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 18 Aug. 2025
Kuang took me for a walk along her favorite jogging path.
—Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Aug. 2025
Students helped determine that Forensic Investigative Genetic Genealogy, a newer technique to trace familial connections through DNA evidence, could help move the case along.
—Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 2025
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Adverb
The Missouri River Runner links Kansas City and St. Louis, with several cities and towns along the route.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 18 Aug. 2025
Kuang took me for a walk along her favorite jogging path.
—Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
Preposition
This year, Skelly brought some new friends along as part of the new Gruesome Grounds Collection, including an 8-foot two-legged dragon, a troll, and a 15-foot haunted scarecrow—his tallest friend yet.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Aug. 2025
Students helped determine that Forensic Investigative Genetic Genealogy, a newer technique to trace familial connections through DNA evidence, could help move the case along.
—Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for along
Adverb
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This reduces the tendency of the car to tilt forward during braking, also known as pitch sensitivity.—
Peter Nelson,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Spot zoning is the reclassification of a small part of a land parcel to allow a project to go forward.—
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
13 Aug. 2025
Preposition
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Nelson’s announcement follows the formation of five faculty advisory committees in June tasked with identifying cost-cutting measures across the division.—
Kate Armanini,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Aug. 2025
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Kaytranada hits the road with Justice on a co-headlining tour across North America this fall.—
Chris Malone Méndez,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
Preposition
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Wall Street economists are fixated on identifying tariff effects, yet stocks either celebrated or shrugged off three warm and sticky inflation readings this week, laboring to hold near record highs.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
16 Aug. 2025
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Lower, near the handle, was the ink from the MLB logo transferred from the ball to the bat on his bloop double.—
C. Trent Rosecrans,
New York Times,
16 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Make the rink international width to keep opposing forwards a mile from the net.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
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View: United started forwards Kelvin Yeboah and Tani Oluwaseyi together in the loss to Colorado, but with no legitimate attacking options currently available off the bench, they might be better served with one of them trying to change the game while coming off the bench in the second half.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
16 Aug. 2025
Preposition
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Rivera continued her stellar start in rotation two, hitting her challenging floor routine for another score over 14.00 – the gold standard in women’s elite gymnastics.—
Caroline Price,
Forbes.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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After the win, Shelton, fighting back tears, walked over to his team.—
Lukas Weese,
New York Times,
8 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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For Azerbaijan, a major producer of oil and gas, the route also provides a more direct link to Turkey and onward to Europe.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Aug. 2025
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Born from 1997 onward, Gen Z is coming of age in a world where traditional milestones like landing a lifelong job, buying a house in your 20s, or chasing wealth for its own sake have become difficult, or borderline impossible, in the modern economy.—
Adam Erace,
Fortune,
27 July 2025
Preposition
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However, perspective-shifting extends beyond word choice.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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The Valkyries had their third-worst shooting night of the season from beyond the arc (4-for-22) and had a season-low nine assists.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
7 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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The movie went back and forth from various time In the remake, Cavill is playing MacLeod while Crowe is Ramirez.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Aug. 2025
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Somebody stepped on, and the whole trailer went back and forth.—
Simon Bland,
IndieWire,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Along.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/along. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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