in the neighborhood
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: 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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Baltimore's Sandtown-Winchester community voiced its concerns to Baltimore City Schools Monday night after the district announced New Song Academy, a charter school in the neighborhood, will soon close its doors.
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Tara Lynch, CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025
For many people, spotting a bright red cardinal in the yard or in the neighborhood feels like more than a coincidence.
—Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 25 Nov. 2025
Sources in the neighborhood where the Tesla was last parked told Rolling Stone the sedan was left in its final spot on Bluebird Avenue for at least three weeks before it was towed.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2025
Or a social worker dispatched to speak with Lorincz about her problematic behavior that was creating conflict in the neighborhood?
—S. Rebecca Neusteter, Time, 23 Nov. 2025
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Tara Lynch, CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025
For many people, spotting a bright red cardinal in the yard or in the neighborhood feels like more than a coincidence.
—Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 25 Nov. 2025
Sources in the neighborhood where the Tesla was last parked told Rolling Stone the sedan was left in its final spot on Bluebird Avenue for at least three weeks before it was towed.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2025
Or a social worker dispatched to speak with Lorincz about her problematic behavior that was creating conflict in the neighborhood?
—S. Rebecca Neusteter, Time, 23 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for in the neighborhood
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“In the neighborhood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20neighborhood. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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