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 Cowboys used the Friday news dump to announce their own head coach.
Expect Jerry to say something in the vicinity of all of his Campo statements when Schotty’ is introduced on Monday morning.
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Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Jan. 2025
With uncertainty about where that figure is today, and combined with some tens of thousands of births to individuals with temporary legal status, the total affected by Trump's order may add up to something in the vicinity of 300,000 people, give or take many thousands.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 23 Jan. 2025
The discovery, which relied on data from the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope, marks the first time that a binary star system has been observed in the vicinity of a supermassive black hole, according to a press release.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
The spokesperson said in a statement to The Hill that Secret Service Uniformed Division officers spotted a person who was trying to jump over the temporary anti-scale fencing in the vicinity of the White House at around 11 a.m. local time on Saturday.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 14 Dec. 2024
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Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Jan. 2025
With uncertainty about where that figure is today, and combined with some tens of thousands of births to individuals with temporary legal status, the total affected by Trump's order may add up to something in the vicinity of 300,000 people, give or take many thousands.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 23 Jan. 2025
The discovery, which relied on data from the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope, marks the first time that a binary star system has been observed in the vicinity of a supermassive black hole, according to a press release.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
The spokesperson said in a statement to The Hill that Secret Service Uniformed Division officers spotted a person who was trying to jump over the temporary anti-scale fencing in the vicinity of the White House at around 11 a.m. local time on Saturday.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 14 Dec. 2024
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Dictionary Entries Near in the vicinity of
in the usual/normal/ordinary course of business
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 1 Feb. 2025.
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