: in addition to : besides
the coach, as well as the team, is ready
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we offer electronic toys as well as rent out video games
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Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
Previous discoveries of associated artifacts, as well as analysis of charcoal and a piece of pottery found on the floor of the structure, had established a link between the site, known to archaeologists as San Geronimo III, and the Coronado expedition.
—Jack Guy, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 22 Mar. 2023
But shearwaters, as well as petrels and albatrosses, are part of a class known as tube-nosed seabirds, with tubular nostrils and an excellent senses of smell.
—Matthew Savoca, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2023
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Investigators were analyzing the handgun found at the scene, as well as the suspect's electronic devices, social media accounts, and alleged writings circulating online, said Barnes.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
Previous discoveries of associated artifacts, as well as analysis of charcoal and a piece of pottery found on the floor of the structure, had established a link between the site, known to archaeologists as San Geronimo III, and the Coronado expedition.
—Jack Guy, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
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Overview Few cars are capable of serving the gods of both comfort and sportiness as well as the 2023 BMW 3-series sedan.
—Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 22 Mar. 2023
But shearwaters, as well as petrels and albatrosses, are part of a class known as tube-nosed seabirds, with tubular nostrils and an excellent senses of smell.
—Matthew Savoca, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2023
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“As well as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20well%20as. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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