at

preposition

Definition of atnext
as in along

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Recent Examples of at Daron Acemoglu is an economist and an institute professor at MIT. — Big Think, 3 Sep. 2026 Is anyone in The Shards getting revenge at this point, though? — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026 Bank of France Governor ⁠Francois Villeroy de Galhau said at the time that the move was not politically motivated. — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026 The team stopped at 800 N because increasing the load further would require additional protective equipment, with a separate destructive limit test planned. — New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for at
Recent Examples of Synonyms for at
  1. along
  2. across
  3. beside
Preposition
  • Church bells, owl hoots and sprinklers keeping the grass hydrated during this dry spell fill the space between the occasional motor trudging along a main road devoid of commotion.
    — Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Burke County Search and Rescue dispatched crews on foot from the Table Rock Picnic Area along the Mountains-to-Sea Trail, and a second team set out on ATVs and UTVs.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of along
Preposition
  • The robot has 76 degrees of freedom (DOF) across its body, while each hand features 21 DOF, giving IRON a high degree of dexterity for manipulating objects and performing complex physical tasks.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2026
  • On the most desirable blocks, billionaires have been picking up two, sometimes three, townhouses at a clip, combining them into frankenmansions that often sprawl 40 feet or more across.
    — Kim Velsey, Curbed, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of across
Preposition
  • Sweat is running down the backs of my legs, and beside me, a small child is digging a hole in the sand—something pointless and therefore extremely important, in the way things done by children often are.
    — Emma Watson, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The Prime Air plane came to rest beside a roadway near two semitrucks, images showed.
    — David Fischer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of beside

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