: in or to the next building, house, apartment, or room
lives next door
broadly
: in or at an adjacent place
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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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Steve Metsch, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
The second episode is largely confined to the dark walls which Irons’ next-door prisoner, a cleric known as the Abbé Faria, has spent years trying to painstakingly chisel his way through.
—Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 19 Mar. 2026
Preston Fore, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026
His grandparents lived next door, and the family had two tennis courts in their yard.
—Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
Maybe there’s something in the water as Naperville’s next-door neighbor, Aurora, was named the 6th best city for small businesses.
—Steve Metsch, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
The second episode is largely confined to the dark walls which Irons’ next-door prisoner, a cleric known as the Abbé Faria, has spent years trying to painstakingly chisel his way through.
—Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 19 Mar. 2026
Adverb
The Midjourney role opened the next door.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026
His grandparents lived next door, and the family had two tennis courts in their yard.
—Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
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“Next-door.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/next-door. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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