along·side
ə-ˈlȯŋ-ˈsīd 
1
: along the side : in parallel position
2
: at the side : close by
a guard with a prisoner alongside
1
a
: along the side of
the boat docked alongside the pier
b
: beside sense 1
standing alongside me
2
a
: in company with
men she has been working alongside—
Richard Halloran
Richard Halloran
b
: in addition to
a special category alongside the awards it annually presents—Horizon
HorizonExamples of alongside in a Sentence
Adverb
We waited for the other boat to come alongside.
Preposition
The children work alongside their parents in the field.
Bring the boat alongside the dock.
one theory taught alongside the other
The town grew up alongside the college.
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Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Everton are in the process of hiring James Smith from Manchester City in a recruitment position, while Cox is a leading contender to slot in alongside in a technical and football operations capacity.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 18 June 2025
Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 24 June 2025
Melanie Halsall serves as showrunner and executive producer on the series alongside EPs Ed Glauser and Becky Hartman Edwards.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 24 June 2025
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Adverb
Where algorithms work on rails, AI agents respond to prompts, take initiative, interface APIs, make judgment calls, and increasingly, work alongside or instead of human teams just like a human colleague would.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Everton are in the process of hiring James Smith from Manchester City in a recruitment position, while Cox is a leading contender to slot in alongside in a technical and football operations capacity.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 18 June 2025
Preposition
The article was written alongside Jeanne White-Ginder, the mother of Ryan White, a young boy whose infection with HIV in the '80s helped to destigmatize the disease and rally mainstream American political support towards a cure.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 24 June 2025
Melanie Halsall serves as showrunner and executive producer on the series alongside EPs Ed Glauser and Becky Hartman Edwards.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 24 June 2025
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“Alongside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alongside. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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alongside
1 of 2 adverb
along·side
-ˌsīd
: along or close at the side : in parallel position
a guard with a prisoner alongside
alongside
2 of 2 preposition
: side by side with
especially
: parallel to
boats alongside the dock
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