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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Brian Evans,sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2024
If an audience is skeptical or disconnected, storytelling can help bring them alongside.
—Samantha Reynolds, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 20 Dec. 2024
The Ivy League graduate was then transported and formally charged with federal murder and stalking crimes in a Manhattan courtroom, alongside state murder and terrorism charges previously announced by New York prosecutors.
—Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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Adverb
Investors will also be closely following the post-meeting press conference with Fed Chairman Jerome Powell, as well as keeping an eye on any guidance issued by the central bank alongside.
—Brian Evans,sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2024
If an audience is skeptical or disconnected, storytelling can help bring them alongside.
—Samantha Reynolds, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Preposition
It’s been a busy holiday season for Perry, who earlier this week appeared on the two-hour prime time iHeartRadio Jingle Ball special on ABC alongside Tate McRae and NCT Dream.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 20 Dec. 2024
The Ivy League graduate was then transported and formally charged with federal murder and stalking crimes in a Manhattan courtroom, alongside state murder and terrorism charges previously announced by New York prosecutors.
—Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Alongside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alongside. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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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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