alongside of
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Beside, next to, as in Tom's canoe lay alongside of mine . [Late 1700s]
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Together with, as in Her children played alongside of mine all summer long . [Late 1700s]
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Compared to, as in My car doesn't look like much alongside of Dad's . [ Colloquial ; late 1800s]
Example Sentences
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“When I say that I’m going to fight alongside of you, I mean all of you—each and every one,” the vice president said at Turning Point USA’s recent AmericaFest.
From Slate ● Dec. 23, 2025
I recently had an incident at my own home where an individual was walking up alongside of my house.
From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2025
“You’ve got to try to score alongside of them,” Wolves coach Chris Finch said.
From Seattle Times ● May 26, 2024
Zendaya, Jennifer Lopez, Chris Hemsworth and Bad Bunny are hosts of the event, alongside, of course, Anna Wintour.
From New York Times ● May 6, 2024
“Anyway, we held on, Jeth. They can’t say that our boys was puny alongside of theirs—like they said about us last year at Bull Run.”
From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt
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