close by
idiom
: at a short distance away
Don't worry: if anything happens I'll be (standing) close by.
They're building a school close by.
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Her grandmother, dressed in pink, stands close by.
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 17 Dec. 2025
The deal is expected to close by early 2027.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 15 Dec. 2025
Because the computing elements run much faster than the data can move – and because the chip can’t store enough memory close by – the system ends up constantly waiting on information.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 14 Dec. 2025
The hosts close by talking about the ice hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 11 Dec. 2025
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 17 Dec. 2025
The deal is expected to close by early 2027.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 15 Dec. 2025
Because the computing elements run much faster than the data can move – and because the chip can’t store enough memory close by – the system ends up constantly waiting on information.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 14 Dec. 2025
The hosts close by talking about the ice hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 11 Dec. 2025
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“Close by.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/close%20by. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.
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