in the vicinity of
idiom
1
: in the area that is close to (a place)
He lives in the general/immediate vicinity of the school.
2
: close to or around (an amount)
His yearly salary is in the vicinity of one million dollars.
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Some of the other old features include an early Coca-Cola bottle-opener, remnants of a box set which had the first telephone in the vicinity of Croft and a wooden water bucket used to put out fires.
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Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 21 Feb. 2025
Much of the evidence outlined in the FBI complaint is from cellphone data, surveillance video and license-plate readers that allegedly place the defendants in the vicinity of the burglaries.
—Curt Anderson, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
Advertisement The label changed hands a couple times and then in 2018, Concord Music acquired Fania Records and publishing — its 19,000 master recordings and 8,000 compositions — in a deal reported in the vicinity of $30 million.
—Ernesto Lechner, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Under the deal, Israel is supposed to allow the cars to cross through uninspected, and there did not appear to be troops in the vicinity of the road.
—Tia Goldenberg, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
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Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 21 Feb. 2025
Much of the evidence outlined in the FBI complaint is from cellphone data, surveillance video and license-plate readers that allegedly place the defendants in the vicinity of the burglaries.
—Curt Anderson, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
Advertisement The label changed hands a couple times and then in 2018, Concord Music acquired Fania Records and publishing — its 19,000 master recordings and 8,000 compositions — in a deal reported in the vicinity of $30 million.
—Ernesto Lechner, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Under the deal, Israel is supposed to allow the cars to cross through uninspected, and there did not appear to be troops in the vicinity of the road.
—Tia Goldenberg, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for in the vicinity of
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“In the vicinity of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20vicinity%20of. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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