in close proximity
idiom
: near to each other
family members who live in close proximity
—often + toThe bus stop is located in close proximity to my home.
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Other perks of shacking up at the residence are being in close proximity to the Texas capital’s top attractions, like the Circuit of Americas and McKinney Falls State Park.
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Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 22 Apr. 2024
Advertisement For the past 12 years, Tucker has presented her annual late-April concert as part of — or in close proximity to — International Jazz Day, which was founded by keyboard legend Herbie Hancock and will this year be held April 30 in more than 100 countries around the world.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2024
Statistically, the experts said, such failures are more likely to happen in ports and harbors, as well as in close proximity to bridges, because that’s when the ships are under the most stress.
—USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
Ruddy, a longtime media executive with deep ties to Republican politics, has long been a fixture at Trump’s private Mar-a-Lago Club and spent much of Trump’s presidency positioning himself in close proximity to the former president, according to club members and former Trump aides.
—Jonathan O'Connell, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2024
And Depicts Extinct Creatures How Ancient Humans Viewed Dinosaur Footprints
The fact that many of the petroglyphs were placed in close proximity to the footprints shows that their creators did acknowledge fossils.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 9 Apr. 2024
Respiratory transmission in close proximity is believed to be the most likely way the virus is passed on.
—Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2024
Manhunt ends An affidavit filed Friday in support of the arrest of a third person, Tonia Dawn Huber, details the moments authorities spotted the fugitives in close proximity to each other on Thursday afternoon.
—Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 23 Mar. 2024
The soft red fruits, which are also covered with gold flecks, ripen in the fall and yields are improved when compatible varieties are planted in close proximity.
—Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 1 Mar. 2024
Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 22 Apr. 2024
Advertisement For the past 12 years, Tucker has presented her annual late-April concert as part of — or in close proximity to — International Jazz Day, which was founded by keyboard legend Herbie Hancock and will this year be held April 30 in more than 100 countries around the world.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2024
Statistically, the experts said, such failures are more likely to happen in ports and harbors, as well as in close proximity to bridges, because that’s when the ships are under the most stress.
—USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
Ruddy, a longtime media executive with deep ties to Republican politics, has long been a fixture at Trump’s private Mar-a-Lago Club and spent much of Trump’s presidency positioning himself in close proximity to the former president, according to club members and former Trump aides.
—Jonathan O'Connell, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2024
And Depicts Extinct Creatures How Ancient Humans Viewed Dinosaur Footprints
The fact that many of the petroglyphs were placed in close proximity to the footprints shows that their creators did acknowledge fossils.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 9 Apr. 2024
Respiratory transmission in close proximity is believed to be the most likely way the virus is passed on.
—Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2024
Manhunt ends An affidavit filed Friday in support of the arrest of a third person, Tonia Dawn Huber, details the moments authorities spotted the fugitives in close proximity to each other on Thursday afternoon.
—Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 23 Mar. 2024
The soft red fruits, which are also covered with gold flecks, ripen in the fall and yields are improved when compatible varieties are planted in close proximity.
—Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 1 Mar. 2024
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