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as in beside
in addition to besides me, there are five people working on this project

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Recent Examples of besides
Preposition
Plus, besides setting stuff on fire, a campfire is also good for warmth, atmosphere, cooking and keeping the bugs at bay. Catherine Newman, New York Times, 15 May 2020 Throughout her essay collection, besides sharing these micro-examples of her interior life, Chew-Bose reflects broadly on her coming of age as a first-generation Canadian woman with Indian parents. The Atlantic Culture Desk, The Atlantic, 15 May 2020
Adverb
That night, the Wolverines' 31 carries besides that long run picked up just 71 yards. Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025 And besides, a lifetime-achievement award being presented to him in Tuscany makes for a good excuse. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for besides
Recent Examples of Synonyms for besides
Preposition
  • Max and Emme stood beside their mother on the red carpet, wearing coordinating colors of deep red, tan, and black.
    Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Lisa is dancing the Godmother, a kind of a midwife crone who puts other people before herself, always beside them.
    Guillermo Perez, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2025
Preposition
  • At Dollywood’s DreamMore Resort, face masks are required in public areas, except when dining or swimming, capacity of public areas will be limited, and housekeeping and public area attendants will increase their cleaning procedures.
    Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 4 June 2020
  • The city advised all residents to stay inside except those going to and from work and anyone seeking or giving emergency care, according to Mayor Eric Garcetti's official Twitter account.
    NBC News, NBC News, 1 June 2020
Adverb
  • And, most importantly, the only three teams in the previous three seasons to win a Division Series Game 1 on the road and then lose Game 2 — the 2022 Phillies, the 2023 Phillies and the 2024 Mets — all won the series.
    Ryan Ford, Freep.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Contrast that with Robert Lewandowski, whose stutter, pause, judder, wait for the ’keeper to dive and then place it wide of the post didn’t work for Barcelona during their surprise defeat away to Sevilla a few hours later.
    Tim Spiers, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Scores of 183 and 54 against Sri Lanka A in July hardly did any harm, either.
    Sam Dalling, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • My wife doesn't like it either.
    Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2025
Preposition
  • Normally, big job losses trigger massive searches for full-time jobs, but this crisis has been anything but normal.
    Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 1 June 2020
  • Despite the pleas for calm, the nation seemed anything but as a fitful week drew to a close.
    Robert Klemko, Washington Post, 30 May 2020
Adverb
  • The brand said in April 2021 that encrypted password information was also included within the leak, but the encryption keys to read those passwords weren’t accessed.
    James Peckham, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.
    Abigail Van Buren, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • He is seen as a younger, more moderate voice – having vowed to clean up politics, initiate discussions on constitutional reform and allow married couples to use separate surnames, something currently banned under law.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Both the music mogul's supporters and detractors have sent letters to the judge urging either a more lenient or harsher sentence.
    Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025

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“Besides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/besides. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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