: in or to the next building, house, apartment, or room
lives next door
broadly
: in or at an adjacent place
Examples of next-door in a Sentence
Adjective
a next-door neighbor who is always helpful and friendly
Adverb
He bought the house next door.
I'll be staying in the room next door.
Canada is right next door to the U.S.
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Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2025
Covarrubias’ next-door neighbor, who lost her home, said she had been told that keeping the trees could slow down the debris removal process.
—Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025
Annalise Frank, Axios, 25 Mar. 2025
For comparison purposes, that wouldn’t include the Carlsbad resort’s Sea Life Aquarium, which is next door to Legoland and not within the park itself.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
Cooper, his next-door neighbor on the line, was not as highly touted.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2025
Covarrubias’ next-door neighbor, who lost her home, said she had been told that keeping the trees could slow down the debris removal process.
—Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025
Adverb
The intrigue: The Heidelberg Project's founder, Tyree Guyton, still lives next door to the building.
—Annalise Frank, Axios, 25 Mar. 2025
For comparison purposes, that wouldn’t include the Carlsbad resort’s Sea Life Aquarium, which is next door to Legoland and not within the park itself.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Next-door.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/next-door. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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