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adjective

nir-ˈbī How to pronounce nearby (audio)
Definition of nearbynext
as in near
not being distant in time, space, or significance grabbed the nearby quilt and gently laid it over the sleeping child

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nearby

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adverb

nir-ˈbī How to pronounce nearby (audio)
as in close
at, within, or to a short distance or time I'll be nearby if you need anything

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nearby

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preposition

as in along

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nearby
  1. near
  2. close
  3. along
  4. in
  5. across
Adjective
  • At one September party, police were called to an Airbnb on the near southside and found 300 people.
    Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Barron Trump won't be living among his college peers any time in the near future, sources say.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of near
Adverb
  • Others called their parents as the wind blew embers across campus, setting palm trees on fire and drawing orange flames closer and closer to their building.
    Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Anything which flew close just dropped out of the sky.
    David Hambling, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of close
Preposition
  • At least two of the warrants include a backpack found in Central Park and a burner phone found along the getaway route Mangione is believed to have taken from the shooting scene, a law enforcement source with knowledge of the investigation confirms.
    Dalia Faheid, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024
  • According to the Houston Police Department, detectives responded to a vehicle crash along a busy interstate at approximately 10:30 p.m. on Dec. 2.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of along
Adverb
  • Applause broke out as Corbet walked in, accompanied by his partner and collaborator, the filmmaker Mona Fastvold, and their ten-year-old daughter, Ada, festive in a pink party dress.
    Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Despite efforts to promote higher education, many young adults struggle to enroll in or complete higher education programs within the expected timeframe.
    Khaitsa Wasiyo, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of in
Preposition
  • Ives and Ward acknowledge that Cruise did bring GM access to technology that has helped improve safety features across its broader lineup and helped attract top software engineers to the automaker.
    Jamie L. LaReau, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
  • These were Arabic names for torture techniques repeated to me by Syrians who had been jailed during the regime crackdown on the anti-government uprising that erupted across the country in 2011.
    Ivan Watson, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of across
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