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lay alongside

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lay something alongside (of something)
to place something next to something else, lengthwise. (Of is usually retained before pronouns.) Please lay the spoon alongside the knife. Find the knife and lay the spoon alongside.
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lay alongside something

[for a ship] to rest afloat next to something. The ship lay alongside a lovely island while a shore party searched for fresh water. Our ship lay alongside the narrow wooden pier.
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Jewelry and other objects lay alongside some of the bodies.
I's "Greater New York" exhibition, he floated a gigantic helium balloon in the sky and filled it with tungsten light to mimic a full moon, producing a copy seemingly more lustrous than the original it lay alongside.
 
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