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as in equidistant
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as in closest
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nearest
Adjective
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In mid-February — almost perfectly equidistant between the Paris Olympics and the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo — five men clocked world records at distances ranging from 1500 metres up to the half-marathon.—
Liam Tharme,
The Athletic,
19 Feb. 2025 -
The Presidente is almost equidistant from the district office at 14621 Oak Ln.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
3 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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This realignment will catalyze the transmutation of negative thought patterns into a higher state of cognitive resonance, thereby enabling the manifestation of your innermost desires through the law of quantum attraction.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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Public buildings safety: In places like schools, hospitals, and churches, move to the innermost part of the building on the lowest floor, avoid using elevators, and protect your head to reduce injury risk.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Of course, there’s plenty for your inner child to actually play with.—
Nik Miles,
Robb Report,
8 Apr. 2025
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Police said a trooper attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a Jeep Wrangler around 11:05 p.m. on the inner loop of Interstate 695 at Greenspring Avenue.—
Matt Hubbard,
Baltimore Sun,
6 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Photo : Russ Ross There’s a dining area adjacent to the kitchen.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
28 Mar. 2025
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The town purchased the lot adjacent to the town hall in 2000.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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On the middle floor, where Wade’s cousins used to live, a Ring camera had been installed.—
D. Watkins,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
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There are five total categories: 20% off for customers who can fit through the smallest space, 15% for the next-smallest space, 10% off for the middle space, 5% off for the next-largest opening and full price for those who can only fit through the largest gap.—
Peter Burke,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Deportation flights proceed despite federal judge's order Note: All times shown are Eastern Time and are approximate.—
George Petras,
USA Today,
26 Mar. 2025
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These figures are approximate and don’t take into account recent layoffs.—
Nerdwallet,
Orange County Register,
20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Meanwhile, their best friends and next-door neighbors, Min (Han) and his commitment-phobic boyfriend Chris (Yang), are having problems of their own.—
Jessica Wang,
EW.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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At the top of the stairs stood a pale, dark-eyed girl about my age, presumably my noisy next-door neighbour.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Now, conservationists are pivoting by building a new captive population in facilities across Hawaii and the mainland U.S. with the hope that avian malaria can be contained in the near future.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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But investors are bracing for further pain in the near future, carefully choosing equities to withstand the volatility that could spell a wider range of potential outcomes for the overall market.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Nearest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nearest. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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