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along

[uh-lawng, uh-long] / əˈlɔŋ, əˈlɒŋ /
ADVERB
ahead
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
WEAK
Antonyms


ADVERB
near
Synonyms
Antonyms


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They accepted, but then everyone’s favorite year arrived, and along with it, a global pandemic.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

Thousands of anti-racist campaigners marched along Buchanan Street in the city centre with banners such as "refugees welcome " and "hate has no place here".

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

More than 18,000 South Korean troops were expected to participate in the exercise along with U.S. forces in operations that would focus on fighting drones and cyberattacks.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

Especially when I realized that what was in the bowl had begun as a five-item farmers market haul, helped along by a few things I already had at home.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

When the diagnosis was confirmed, he was forcibly quarantined in a hastily erected tent in a marsh along the Potomac River.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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