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.
Examples of in close proximity in a Sentence
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Rath notes that being in D.C. means that students are in close proximity to Congress.
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TIME, 9 May 2024
Researchers are now exploring how best to optimize crop yield on Mars using intercropping, a technique perfected by Maya farmers centuries ago that involves growing multiple plants in close proximity to one another.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 May 2024
The move by Russia’s military, which Reuters was the first to report, puts U.S. and Russian troops in close proximity at a time when the nations’ military and diplomatic rivalry is increasingly acrimonious over the conflict in Ukraine.
—Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 May 2024
Backers tout the project as an innovative way to create more affordable housing in close proximity to the Bay Area.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
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.
—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
TIME, 9 May 2024
Researchers are now exploring how best to optimize crop yield on Mars using intercropping, a technique perfected by Maya farmers centuries ago that involves growing multiple plants in close proximity to one another.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 May 2024
The move by Russia’s military, which Reuters was the first to report, puts U.S. and Russian troops in close proximity at a time when the nations’ military and diplomatic rivalry is increasingly acrimonious over the conflict in Ukraine.
—Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 May 2024
Backers tout the project as an innovative way to create more affordable housing in close proximity to the Bay Area.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
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.
—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
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