Away and Beside

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Away adverb - From this or that place.

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Beside and away are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Beside" instead an adverb "Away".

Beside preposition - In addition to.

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Away and beside are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Away" instead an adverb "Beside".

Little Miss Muffet Sat on a tuffet, Eating her curds and whey; Then along came a spider, Who sat down beside her And frightened Miss Muffet away.

Source: Spiders Are Scary
On another occasion a crew member put a bottle of acid right beside his drink and he was almost poisoned when he drank from it (he had the sense to spit it out right away).

Source: Fatal Method Acting
But when the truth finally comes out will they stand beside her, or will they walk away in shame?

Source: Fanfic Recs / My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic Shipping

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