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as in neighborhood
an adjoining region or space
there are no hotels in the vicinity of the hospital
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as in proximity
the state or condition of being near
the vicinity of the town's only elementary school was one reason why the young couple bought the house
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Recent Examples of vicinity
All buildings in the vicinity with windows facing towards the bomb were also evacuated.
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Joseph Ataman, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
Such earthquakes are often felt by people in the vicinity but typically cause minimal to no structural damage.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
Four minutes after their arrival on scene, however, the garbage truck exploded in rather spectacular fashion, injuring several firefighters and police officers, damaging several homes in the vicinity, and scattering debris through the neighborhood.
—Ars Technica, 20 Feb. 2025
At uncontrolled airports, pilots use a common traffic advisory frequency to regularly announce their position to other pilots who are in the airport vicinity, the agency said.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
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Joseph Ataman, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
Such earthquakes are often felt by people in the vicinity but typically cause minimal to no structural damage.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
Four minutes after their arrival on scene, however, the garbage truck exploded in rather spectacular fashion, injuring several firefighters and police officers, damaging several homes in the vicinity, and scattering debris through the neighborhood.
—Ars Technica, 20 Feb. 2025
At uncontrolled airports, pilots use a common traffic advisory frequency to regularly announce their position to other pilots who are in the airport vicinity, the agency said.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vicinity
Noun
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The loss of the Deauville and its approximately 560 rooms has hit neighborhood businesses that rely on tourists especially hard.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
23 Mar. 2025
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Players running through neighborhoods, hiding in yards or driving recklessly put themselves and others at risk and students could end up being charged with crimes like disorderly conduct, trespassing, reckless driving and aggravated assault, police said.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The National Transportation Safety Board said all of the data that shows the regular near misses and close proximity events at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) was publicly available data.—
Sam Sweeney,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2025
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Leaders should be trained on how to manage and support hybrid and remote teams effectively so that proximity bias doesn’t create unintended disadvantages.—
Sarah Travers,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Only, during the 2010 World Cup when England met Germany in the last 16, to change his tune again.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Give these new tunes a spin and vote for your favorite new Latin music release below.—
Griselda Flores,
Billboard,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Set up seating in your garden or backyard, and arrange bouquets of fresh flowers to decorate the space.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Apr. 2025
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So host a cocktail-making contest in your backyard.—
Maggie Griswold,
StyleCaster,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Vicinity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vicinity. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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