along with
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In association with, as in For his second birthday we sent him a fireman's hat, along with some books , or The audience was invited to sing along with the star . [Early 1700s]
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In conjunction with, as in Along with what I told you before, that's the whole story of what happened . [Early 1800s] For a synonym, see together with ; also see go along , def. 2 and 3.
Example Sentences
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This was Kaye’s fourth book, along with the other considerable inches of print he’s logged over the decades.
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2026
The company is developing its own drones, along with the ground infrastructure and digital systems needed to coordinate order pickup and delivery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
On Tuesday morning, Beer posted several photos of the two of them together, along with a caption that provided a significant relationship status update.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
“They kind of got caught up in that swing, and now as the dust is semisettling … just as they went up, they’re kind of now coming down along with SpaceX.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
The case of Phineas Gage suggests that we are human because our frontal lobes are set up so we can get along with other humans.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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