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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The Padres figure to challenge for another playoff spot, and a typical season by Cease, 29, would seemingly line him up for a free-agent contract in the vicinity of $200 million.
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
This season, however, the average 4.9 million viewers watching S.W.A.T. is down in the vicinity of approximately 20 percent year-to-year, according to Nielsen.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
Under the ceasefire 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, The Associated Press reported.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC News, 9 Feb. 2025
Eighteen residents in the vicinity of the landfill filed an administrative appeal opposing the Class IV expansion on April 14, 2023.
—Tom Sissom, arkansasonline.com, 8 Jan. 2025
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
This season, however, the average 4.9 million viewers watching S.W.A.T. is down in the vicinity of approximately 20 percent year-to-year, according to Nielsen.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
Under the ceasefire 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, The Associated Press reported.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC News, 9 Feb. 2025
Eighteen residents in the vicinity of the landfill filed an administrative appeal opposing the Class IV expansion on April 14, 2023.
—Tom Sissom, arkansasonline.com, 8 Jan. 2025
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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 26 Mar. 2025.
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