as in near
not being distant in time, space, or significance
a next-door neighbor who is always helpful and friendly
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Recent Examples of next-door
Her next-door neighbor’s house in Gladstone had just exploded.
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Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 1 June 2025
Last year’s debut event, held modestly at the next-door McKinley Farmers Market, featured just 25 authors.
—Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 25 May 2025
Rodriguez lived in the Albany Park neighborhood, where a next-door neighbor told CNN he was stunned by Rodriguez’s alleged tie to the DC shooting.
—John Miller, CNN Money, 23 May 2025
But the value of having Lake Michigan as a next-door neighbor goes much further than just a matter of taste, experts say.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
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Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 1 June 2025
Last year’s debut event, held modestly at the next-door McKinley Farmers Market, featured just 25 authors.
—Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 25 May 2025
Rodriguez lived in the Albany Park neighborhood, where a next-door neighbor told CNN he was stunned by Rodriguez’s alleged tie to the DC shooting.
—John Miller, CNN Money, 23 May 2025
But the value of having Lake Michigan as a next-door neighbor goes much further than just a matter of taste, experts say.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for next-door
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This is how Bailey became a learn-on-the-job type, with a near religious reverence for performing, if not the formal higher education of many with whom he’s shared the stage.—
Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2025
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The nations continued strikes with no signs of a truce in the near future.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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Atletico Madrid are keeping close tabs on Andy Robertson.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
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Or, that their connection through her stepdad was not close enough to matter.—
Jayme Fraser,
USA Today,
16 June 2025
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“Next-door.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/next-door. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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