in close proximity

idiom

: near to each other
family members who live in close proximity
often + to
The bus stop is located in close proximity to my home.

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After the March spill, Veolia Water Milwaukee told the Journal Sentinel that there were numerous pipelines and manholes in close proximity at the location, and the workers picked the wrong one. Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 2025 Footage of the scene shared by 7News showed the car over the break line and in close proximity to another vehicle, with debris on the ground and a shopping cart nearby. Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025 The meeting was enabled by India and China finally completing the disengagement of thousands of soldiers each deployed at the border in close proximity. Shyam Saran, Time, 10 Sep. 2025 Von der Leyen was in Bulgaria as part of a trip to visit the economic bloc's member states in close proximity to Russia and Moscow's close ally, Belarus. Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for in close proximity

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“In close proximity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20close%20proximity. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.

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