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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Everyone here in the neighborhood is very, very happy for the news.
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Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Supposedly his papal salary is in the neighborhood of $400,000.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
His next plan is to add lights to the setup so that everyone in the neighborhood can see the boulder at night.
—Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Scallen, who has lived a block and a half away from Annunciation for most of his life, sprinted toward the church (which has been in the neighborhood since the 1920s).
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
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Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Supposedly his papal salary is in the neighborhood of $400,000.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
His next plan is to add lights to the setup so that everyone in the neighborhood can see the boulder at night.
—Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Scallen, who has lived a block and a half away from Annunciation for most of his life, sprinted toward the church (which has been in the neighborhood since the 1920s).
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for in the neighborhood
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“In the neighborhood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20neighborhood. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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