beside

[bih-sahyd] / bɪˈsaɪd /

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WEAK

a step from abreast of adjacent to adjoining alongside aside at one's elbow at the edge of at the side of bordering on by cheek by jowl close at hand close to close upon connected with contiguous to fornent in juxtaposition near nearby neck and neck neighboring next door to nigh opposite overlooking round side by side verging on with

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WEAK

adjoining alongside aside at one's elbow at the side of by cheek by jowl close at hand close to connected with contiguous to fornent in juxtaposition near nearby neck and neck neighboring next door to nigh opposite overlooking round side by side verging on with

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BBC Verify geolocated the video to a market space beside a roundabout in the Tavriiskyi district in northern Kherson.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

The first occupied a roped-off parking lot beside an elementary school.

From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026

Automated software often reported trees as being much taller than they really were, especially when they stood beside cliffs or sharp changes in elevation.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026

In Romania, authorities set off an explosion beside a river in a bid to divert much-needed water to a power plant.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

I put my phone facedown beside me on the table, right over my grandparents’ initials.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

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