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.
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Yet despite the lost sleep, orangutans still often choose to build their nightly nests in close proximity to each other.
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Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 25 June 2025
Growing up in close proximity to Los Angeles’s storied music venues was another intractable part of their youth.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 20 June 2025
The gunmen appeared to be allied with Israel’s military, operating in close proximity to troops and retreating into an Israeli military zone in the southern city of Rafah after the crowd hurled stones at them, witnesses said.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
The gunmen appeared to be allied with Israel's military, operating in close proximity to troops and retreating into an Israeli military zone in the southern city of Rafah after the crowd hurled stones at them, witnesses said.
—Arkansas Online, 9 June 2025
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Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 25 June 2025
Growing up in close proximity to Los Angeles’s storied music venues was another intractable part of their youth.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 20 June 2025
The gunmen appeared to be allied with Israel’s military, operating in close proximity to troops and retreating into an Israeli military zone in the southern city of Rafah after the crowd hurled stones at them, witnesses said.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
The gunmen appeared to be allied with Israel's military, operating in close proximity to troops and retreating into an Israeli military zone in the southern city of Rafah after the crowd hurled stones at them, witnesses said.
—Arkansas Online, 9 June 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 5 Jul. 2025.
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