in close proximity
idiom
: near to each other
family members who live in close proximity
—often + toThe bus stop is located in close proximity to my home.
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Nearly one year later, Griffiths began to sort through the emotions of that day — deep grief in close proximity with profound love.
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Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
The meeting was enabled by India and China finally completing the disengagement of thousands of soldiers each deployed at the border in close proximity.
—Shyam Saran, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Von der Leyen was in Bulgaria as part of a trip to visit the economic bloc's member states in close proximity to Russia and Moscow's close ally, Belarus.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Arthur confronts Dame Sylvia about his worries about having Wendy communicate directly with the aliens and the rest of The Lost Boys being in close proximity to the unknown specimens.
—Leia Mendoza, Variety, 27 Aug. 2025
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Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
The meeting was enabled by India and China finally completing the disengagement of thousands of soldiers each deployed at the border in close proximity.
—Shyam Saran, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Von der Leyen was in Bulgaria as part of a trip to visit the economic bloc's member states in close proximity to Russia and Moscow's close ally, Belarus.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Arthur confronts Dame Sylvia about his worries about having Wendy communicate directly with the aliens and the rest of The Lost Boys being in close proximity to the unknown specimens.
—Leia Mendoza, Variety, 27 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for in close proximity
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“In close proximity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20close%20proximity. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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