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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The biovault, situated inside a museum in the heart of Dubai, is intended to put the public in close proximity to ongoing scientific work.
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Tom Page, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
Federal authorities have noted that Beverly Hills is in close proximity to the Beverly Grove gas station where Robinson was fatally shot.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 3 Feb. 2026
In the space behind the water feature, a CRT TV plays a video in close proximity to a set of loose-hanging curtains as pink Financial Times pages litter the ground.
—Theo Belci, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
Alejandro Rosales, a junior at the school, told KTVU that students who were in close proximity to an infected person were informed via an email.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
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Tom Page, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
Federal authorities have noted that Beverly Hills is in close proximity to the Beverly Grove gas station where Robinson was fatally shot.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 3 Feb. 2026
In the space behind the water feature, a CRT TV plays a video in close proximity to a set of loose-hanging curtains as pink Financial Times pages litter the ground.
—Theo Belci, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
Alejandro Rosales, a junior at the school, told KTVU that students who were in close proximity to an infected person were informed via an email.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
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 Feb. 2026.
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