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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
Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful, 28 Apr. 2020
And besides livestreaming ceremonies, handing off cremated remains to families is a different process under social distancing guidelines.
—Ryan Prior, CNN, 16 Apr. 2020
Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 4 Oct. 2024
And besides, the term shutdown is misleading: Rather than saving money (which the word evokes), shutdowns increase taxpayer costs by forcing federal employees to not work for weeks at a time, then giving them back pay once the government is reopened.
—Doug Criscitello, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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Preposition
But besides giving viewers at home a look into their life, Sudano, whose mother happens to be the late Donna Summers, hopes this show will inspire folks to chase their dreams.
—Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful, 28 Apr. 2020
And besides livestreaming ceremonies, handing off cremated remains to families is a different process under social distancing guidelines.
—Ryan Prior, CNN, 16 Apr. 2020
Adverb
Fortunately, that responsibility fell on the shoulders of someone with proficiency in performance, persuasion, and the actor feat besides: voice director Mary Elizabeth McGlynn.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 4 Oct. 2024
And besides, the term shutdown is misleading: Rather than saving money (which the word evokes), shutdowns increase taxpayer costs by forcing federal employees to not work for weeks at a time, then giving them back pay once the government is reopened.
—Doug Criscitello, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for besides
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Sitting beside someone in a group or leaning in slightly during a conversation signals attention and care without the need for words.Mark Travers, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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Karl-Anthony Towns, seated beside him, waved the crowd on, relishing the moment as their team cruised to victory.Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 26 Nov. 2024
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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.Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 4 June 2020
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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.NBC News, NBC News, 1 June 2020
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Stamper has said footage taken just before the shooting shows Stines using his own phone to make a call, then using the judge's phone to make a call.Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 22 Nov. 2024
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The tycoon then retreated from public life, and Beijing began a fierce crackdown on the tech sector.Juliana Liu, CNN, 22 Nov. 2024
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No one is bad, exactly, but no one is trying very hard, either.Dennis Harvey, Variety, 22 Nov. 2024
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The modifications don’t just result in marginal gains, either, as these cars have set production vehicle lap records at race tracks like the Nürburgring and Silverstone.Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 22 Nov. 2024
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Normally, big job losses trigger massive searches for full-time jobs, but this crisis has been anything but normal.Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 1 June 2020
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Despite the pleas for calm, the nation seemed anything but as a fitful week drew to a close.Robert Klemko, Washington Post, 30 May 2020
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Bucks also bed in areas that offer plenty of horizontal cover.Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 22 Nov. 2024
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Such ongoing protection is also currently required by U.S. law.Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 22 Nov. 2024
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Traffic would have also been more congested the day before Thanksgiving.Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 1 Dec. 2024
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Even more impressive are these 4-way stretch jeans in six colors, now 60 percent off.Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 1 Dec. 2024
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“Besides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/besides. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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