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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The store will fill a void in the neighborhood’s grocery options.
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Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2025
Wang calls it an honor to debut his restaurant in Chinatown — adding to the legacy of the area’s century of Chinese businesses — and to continue to explore what the cuisine means in the neighborhood, in the U.S. and in China.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025
Just last month, the actors Neve Campbell and JJ Feild listed their Colonial-style home in the neighborhood for $4.3 million.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 13 May 2025
So many of my literary heroes—including F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway—resided at one time or another in the neighborhood, writing in their walkups and drinking at Chumley’s.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 13 May 2025
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Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2025
Wang calls it an honor to debut his restaurant in Chinatown — adding to the legacy of the area’s century of Chinese businesses — and to continue to explore what the cuisine means in the neighborhood, in the U.S. and in China.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025
Just last month, the actors Neve Campbell and JJ Feild listed their Colonial-style home in the neighborhood for $4.3 million.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 13 May 2025
So many of my literary heroes—including F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway—resided at one time or another in the neighborhood, writing in their walkups and drinking at Chumley’s.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 13 May 2025
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“In the neighborhood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20neighborhood. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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