All by synonyms
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- near — close; to a point or place not far away: Come near so I won't have to shout.
- away — If someone or something moves or is moved away from a place, they move or are moved so that they are no longer there. If you are away from a place, you are not in the place where people expect you to be.
- through — in at one end, side, or surface and out at the other: to pass through a tunnel; We drove through Denver without stopping. Sun came through the window.
- aside — If you move something aside, you move it to one side of you.
- past — gone by or elapsed in time: It was a bad time, but it's all past now.
- at hand — If something is at hand, near at hand, or close at hand, it is very near in place or time.
- beyond — If something is beyond a place or barrier, it is on the other side of it.
- close — When you close something such as a door or lid or when it closes, it moves so that a hole, gap, or opening is covered.
- handy — within easy reach; conveniently available; accessible: The aspirins are handy.
- over — above in place or position: the roof over one's head.
prep by
- next to — immediately following in time, order, importance, etc.: the next day; the next person in line.
- by means of — If you do something by means of a particular method, instrument, or process, you do it using that method, instrument, or process.
- along — If something is situated along a road, river, or corridor, it is situated in it or beside it.
- alongside — If one thing is alongside another thing, the first thing is next to the second.
- beside — Something that is beside something else is at the side of it or next to it.
- near — close; to a point or place not far away: Come near so I won't have to shout.
- nearby — close at hand; not far off; adjacent; neighboring: a nearby village.
- round — having a flat, circular surface, as a disk.
- nigh — near in space, time, or relation: The time draws nigh.
- by way of — You use by way of when you are explaining the purpose of something that you have said or are about to say. For example, if you say something by way of an introduction, you say it as an introduction.
- on — so as to be or remain supported by or suspended from: Put your package down on the table; Hang your coat on the hook.
- via — by a route that touches or passes through; by way of: to fly to Japan via the North Pole.
- with — accompanied by; accompanying: I will go with you. He fought with his brother against the enemy.
- at the hand of — through the action of
- in the name of — a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- under the aegis of — guided or protected by