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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Photos and video purportedly showing Rivas Hernandez and Burke in close proximity have circulated on social media over the last few weeks, but police have not named Burke, or anyone, as a person of interest in the case.
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Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2025
After the March spill, Veolia Water Milwaukee told the Journal Sentinel that there were numerous pipelines and manholes in close proximity at the location, and the workers picked the wrong one.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Footage of the scene shared by 7News showed the car over the break line and in close proximity to another vehicle, with debris on the ground and a shopping cart nearby.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
The meeting was enabled by India and China finally completing the disengagement of thousands of soldiers each deployed at the border in close proximity.
—Shyam Saran, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
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Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2025
After the March spill, Veolia Water Milwaukee told the Journal Sentinel that there were numerous pipelines and manholes in close proximity at the location, and the workers picked the wrong one.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Footage of the scene shared by 7News showed the car over the break line and in close proximity to another vehicle, with debris on the ground and a shopping cart nearby.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
The meeting was enabled by India and China finally completing the disengagement of thousands of soldiers each deployed at the border in close proximity.
—Shyam Saran, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
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“In close proximity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20close%20proximity. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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