alongside 1 of 2

alongside

2 of 2

preposition

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Recent Examples of alongside
Adverb
Dell'Orco has worked alongside Armani for over four decades and is currently the Armani Group's head of men's style. Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025 At Flavor by Fire, chef Matt Lee will be serving up wood-fire longbeach mushrooms, alongside aji verde, cojita cheese, crispy potato, and cilantro. Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 12 Sep. 2025
Preposition
An architectural layer cake of Uruk’s economy, religion, and scholarship, the Eanna district housed temples built alongside and on top of one another, beginning with the earliest monumental architecture of the fourth millennium BCE. Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2025 Trump’s threats to networks’ licenses have come alongside broader attacks on the media by the President and his allies. Solcyré Burga, Time, 25 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for alongside
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alongside
Adverb
  • Presumably, the idea was to pepper these in between The Batman movies, but this whole universe has not exactly been moving along quickly.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • To make for a more energy efficient and less nerve-racking exodus experience, once the line grows large enough, pulsing begins, wherein vehicles move in packs rather than lurch along at 5 mph.
    Denver Nicks, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2025
Preposition
  • Additionally, the survey showed around 28% of teachers planned to leave their jobs next year.
    Rachel Wegner, The Tennessean, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Keith O’Brien, Isko’s senior PR and communications manager, said participating in events in Hong Kong, Vietnam and Egypt has equipped Isko with new insights to better target these markets next season.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 9 Sep. 2025
Preposition
  • As the Dodgers challenged the call, Melvin and assistant athletic trainer Ryo Watanabe met Smith near first base to assess Smith’s health.
    Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Following the indictment, the FBI on Wednesday conducted a raid near Augusta, Georgia, arresting leaders after years of allegations that the church operated like a cult and preyed on military communities nationwide.
    Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Players need to keep a careful eye on the sometimes small animation cues that presage an attack, move quickly and precisely to avoid that specific attack, and then dart back in during a quick counterattack window to do some damage before starting the cycle over again.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Customers who walk in and peer behind the counter will see Eid and his team cooking dishes right in front of them.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
Preposition
  • Now, textiles will face punishing 59 percent tariffs due to the new, 50 percent duties stacking upon an existing MFN rate of 9 percent.
    Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Harmony in relationships should be easier to come upon, and asking for favors may be granted more easily.
    Kyle Thomas, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Preposition
  • Air defenses downed or suppressed 52 drones, the air force said, with the missile and six drones impacting across three locations.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2025
  • More than 28,000 migrants have arrived in small boats across the Channel so far this year.
    Vitalii Yalahuzian, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Young people never seem to believe it when older folks tell them how quickly a life can fly by.
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
  • That hasn’t stopped passers-by from peering through the windows.
    Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 11 Sep. 2025
Preposition
  • Plants normally rely on the Calvin-Benson-Bassham cycle to fix carbon dioxide into organic compounds.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Multiple rights experts and scholars say Israel's military assault on Gaza amounts to genocide.
    Jarrett Renshaw, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025

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“Alongside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alongside. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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