in the vicinity of
idiom
1
: in the area that is close to (a place)
He lives in the general/immediate vicinity of the school.
2
: close to or around (an amount)
His yearly salary is in the vicinity of one million dollars.
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Its presence has been located in the vicinity of Cuba and areas near Puerto Rico.
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MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
As late as last month, security analysts warned that violent criminal activity in Port-au-Prince and particularly in the vicinity of the airport poses a security risk.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 23 Nov. 2025
The local court system in Cook County, Illinois, which includes Chicago, blocked federal immigration arrests in the vicinity of its courthouse in an order last month.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 18 Nov. 2025
The court found Kurashov guilty of firing on the Ukrainian soldier at point blank range during an attack in the vicinity of the village of Pryiutne in the Zaporizhzhia region on January 6, 2024.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
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MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
As late as last month, security analysts warned that violent criminal activity in Port-au-Prince and particularly in the vicinity of the airport poses a security risk.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 23 Nov. 2025
The local court system in Cook County, Illinois, which includes Chicago, blocked federal immigration arrests in the vicinity of its courthouse in an order last month.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 18 Nov. 2025
The court found Kurashov guilty of firing on the Ukrainian soldier at point blank range during an attack in the vicinity of the village of Pryiutne in the Zaporizhzhia region on January 6, 2024.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
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“In the vicinity of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20vicinity%20of. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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