abreast
There's nothing worse than being stuck on a narrow path behind two people walking abreast of one another. If they only knew you were there, they'd walk single file so you could pass them. Abreast means side by side.
In a marathon, you watch the frontrunners, but it's also important to pay attention to who is coming up the side and abreast of the leader. They are the most likely to find it within themselves to sprint forward for the win. Abreast can also mean "informed or up-to-date." If you're a big fan of comics, you probably keep abreast of all the latest publications and conventions.
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alongside each other, facing in the same direction
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being up to particular standard or level especially in being up to date in knowledge“kept abreast of the latest developments”synonyms: au courant, au fait, up oninformedhaving much knowledge or education
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This American classic chronicles the exploits of Huck and Jim: one is running away from an abusive father and the other is fleeing enslavement. Read the full text here.
Written in unrhymed iambic pentameter, or blank verse, this poem describes a pair of farmers working together to fix the stone wall separating their estates. Read the text here. Here are links to our lists for other poems by Robert Frost: "The Death of the Hired Man", "After Apple-Picking", "Out, Out—", "Birches"