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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Locals and officials hope these changes, along with new art events and building renovations, will tempt both residents and tourists to return, especially as new hotels also open up close by.
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
The hosts close by discussing upheaval in college and junior hockey, where better development and new rules have changed recruiting and career paths for young prospects.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 23 Sep. 2025
And of course, the Blue Ridge Mountains are close by.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 23 Sep. 2025
The caveat to individuating during this lunation is that Neptune retrograde in Aries is close by degree (although not in the same sign) to the Virgo Moon.
—Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 18 Sep. 2025
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
The hosts close by discussing upheaval in college and junior hockey, where better development and new rules have changed recruiting and career paths for young prospects.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 23 Sep. 2025
And of course, the Blue Ridge Mountains are close by.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 23 Sep. 2025
The caveat to individuating during this lunation is that Neptune retrograde in Aries is close by degree (although not in the same sign) to the Virgo Moon.
—Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 18 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for close by
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“Close by.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/close%20by. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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