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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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The Universal Studios theme park — located a little north of the Hollywood Bowl, practically equidistant from all three fires — will not be operating today due to the circumstances.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
8 Jan. 2025 -
The triangle of lenses on the back of the iPhone 15 Pro, for instance, have the benefit of being equidistant, which helps the seamlessness of switching from one lens to another.—
David Phelan,
Forbes,
21 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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This innermost portion of the tooth consists of connective tissue, nerves, and blood vessels.—
Heather Jones,
Verywell Health,
16 Jan. 2025
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The news of Bowie’s death came as a shock, as the music icon only revealed his terminal diagnosis to his innermost circle — mainly family, close friends and a few colleagues.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
10 Jan. 2025
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Lastly, with Mercury slipping into dreamy Pisces on the 14th, the cosmos encourages you to slow down and reflect on your inner world.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
19 Jan. 2025
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The outer layer’s crunch is also good contrast to the inner layer’s fluffiness.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
18 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Students who were attending Palisades Charter Elementary will shift to Brentwood Elementary Science Magnet in Brentwood, a neighborhood adjacent to Pacific Palisades.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Jan. 2025
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Evelyn’s house was adjacent to Calvin’s, CNN reported.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
14 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Metroplex recommendations, however, suggest less phosphorus (middle number of the analysis) or even all nitrogen such as ammonium sulfate applied to our alkaline black clay gumbo soils.—
Neil Sperry,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Jan. 2025
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Transcend showed that very few middle and high school students regularly have the opportunity to work this way.—
Shannon Doyne,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The map above shows approximate locations of homicides reported in 2025 in the counties of Santa Clara, San Mateo, San Francisco, Alameda and Contra Costa.—
Bay Area News Group,
The Mercury News,
15 Jan. 2025
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And that happens to be the approximate amount in a glass of milk.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
People.com,
12 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Close's sister, Jessie, lives in the home next-door, and her sister, Tina, lives in a property nearby.—
Janelle Ash,
Fox News,
20 Jan. 2025
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One home on a street may have been given a disaster-defense checkup thanks to a town grant, but its next-door neighbor, just over the town line, may sit there just as vulnerable, and therefore dangerous, as ever.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The State Department’s Extended Continental Shelf Project works out of a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration building in Boulder, Colorado, some 800 miles from the nearest ocean.—
Jack Truesdale,
The Atlantic,
25 Jan. 2025
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He’s gone nine games without a point, leaving him with just 38 points in 48 games — a paltry 65-point pace that would be a near 10-point drop from last season.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Nearest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nearest. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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