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 program’s first three sketches prominently featured humanoid robots, including a lengthy martial arts demonstration where over a dozen Unitree humanoids performed sophisticated fight sequences waving swords, poles and nunchucks in close proximity to human children performers.
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Reuters, NBC news, 17 Feb. 2026
Spending time in close proximity to supremely talented artists like members of Tom Petty’s Heartbreakers sparked something in Bingham.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 17 Feb. 2026
The biovault, situated inside a museum in the heart of Dubai, is intended to put the public in close proximity to ongoing scientific work.
—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
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Reuters, NBC news, 17 Feb. 2026
Spending time in close proximity to supremely talented artists like members of Tom Petty’s Heartbreakers sparked something in Bingham.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 17 Feb. 2026
The biovault, situated inside a museum in the heart of Dubai, is intended to put the public in close proximity to ongoing scientific work.
—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
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 19 Feb. 2026.
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