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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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On Sphere’s escalators, grey-bearded lifers hugged in shredded battle jackets; tween girls in “Master of Puppets” hoodies drummed along to every fill; accents came from eastern Europe, Latin America and all the world over.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

The all-clear sounds at 2:27 a.m., and people along the platform begin to pack up their belongings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

And what would we learn along the way?

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

"You can swim for hours and hours along the reef in the lagoon, just skeleton after skeleton. It's all dead," said marine biologist Austin Bowden-Kerby, who visited last year and documented the devastation.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

An older Black woman, somewhere between typical auntie and typical grandma age—hair braided along the edges of her face and pinned into a low bun—greeted them, smiling broadly.

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




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