in the neighborhood
idiom
: in the area that is close to something
Is there a grocery store in the neighborhood?
We might as well pay them a visit while we're in the neighborhood.
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High-rise residents in the neighborhood complained too, likening the ads beaming from the billboard to something from Las Vegas or Hong Kong.
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Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
Baseball fans will want to veer northwest toward iconic Fenway Park, which offers tours, while in the neighborhood.
—Kori Perten, AFAR Media, 24 Sep. 2025
Whether in the neighborhood or in school.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 23 Sep. 2025
That’s yet another reason to stop at Crystal Springs, off Roberts Cut Off Road a half-block north of White Settlement Road in the neighborhood now known as the River District.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2025
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Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
Baseball fans will want to veer northwest toward iconic Fenway Park, which offers tours, while in the neighborhood.
—Kori Perten, AFAR Media, 24 Sep. 2025
Whether in the neighborhood or in school.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 23 Sep. 2025
That’s yet another reason to stop at Crystal Springs, off Roberts Cut Off Road a half-block north of White Settlement Road in the neighborhood now known as the River District.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2025
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“In the neighborhood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20neighborhood. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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