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1 next to the side of something : 
Children's prices are shown alongside adult prices.
Children's prices are shown alongside adult prices.2 used to say that people or things do something or exist together at the same time : Charles spent a week working alongside the miners. Organized crime continued to flourish alongside the mainstream economy.
Charles spent a week working alongside the miners.Organized crime continued to flourish alongside the mainstream economy.3 in comparison with something : His achievement may seem small alongside the great triumphs of 20th century technology.
His achievement may seem small alongside the great triumphs of 20th century technology.