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as in beside
in addition to
besides me, there are five people working on this project
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as in except
not including
the book is 800 pages long besides the bibliography
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as in then
in addition to what has been said
"Besides," Dan exclaimed, "Who are you to tell me what to do?"
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Recent Examples of besides
Catherine Newman, New York Times, 15 May 2020
Throughout her essay collection, besides sharing these micro-examples of her interior life, Chew-Bose reflects broadly on her coming of age as a first-generation Canadian woman with Indian parents.
—The Atlantic Culture Desk, The Atlantic, 15 May 2020
Guy Lodge, Variety, 27 Sep. 2025
And besides, the sale money went to a good cause, the boys’ ranches.
—Mitch Moxley, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
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Preposition
Plus, besides setting stuff on fire, a campfire is also good for warmth, atmosphere, cooking and keeping the bugs at bay.
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But there’s a whole lot else going on here besides, beginning with that aforementioned lobby encounter between Mathias and blonde mystery woman Claude (Nadia Tereszkiewicz, more breathily reminiscent than ever of a younger Marion Cotillard).
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Preposition
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Staff can remember Salah and Mane relaxing beside one another on the massage tables of the club’s old training ground, Melwood, in the summer of 2017.—
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Strauss says Cody stays for four days, then returns home for 48 hours before coming back again, balancing work as a first responder with the pull of being beside his daughter.—
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At Dollywood’s DreamMore Resort, face masks are required in public areas, except when dining or swimming, capacity of public areas will be limited, and housekeeping and public area attendants will increase their cleaning procedures.—
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The city advised all residents to stay inside except those going to and from work and anyone seeking or giving emergency care, according to Mayor Eric Garcetti's official Twitter account.—
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Those fixers would then bet against the players' teams in those games, defrauding sportsbooks and other bettors, authorities said.—
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After her husband took her pets out of the room, Bloor then faced the even more delicate task of safely removing herself from the bed without alarming the snake.—
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Normally, big job losses trigger massive searches for full-time jobs, but this crisis has been anything but normal.—
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Despite the pleas for calm, the nation seemed anything but as a fitful week drew to a close.—
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While not every developer provides the exact number of acres of prime farmland that its project will cover, the 11 solar farms that are either approved or proposed in Carroll would cover at least 96 acres of prime farmland altogether.—
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The actress isn’t the only star who loves Gianvito Rossi, either.—
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The Panthers also shouldn’t just rest on their wideout depth chart.—
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Men are also more likely, after divorce, to isolate themselves from friends and family, avoid the grieving process or enter a new relationship right away.—
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Add reserved maraschino cherry juice, adding more as needed, and stir until smooth.—
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Or, wear it with work pants, skirts, or dresses for more formal occasions.—
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“Besides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/besides. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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