in the neighborhood
idiom
: 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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But others, like this one in the neighborhood of Santa Teresa, which is up in the mountains, are more intimate.
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Marta Tucci, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
As teenagers, Borges and his older brother Márcio became associated with a group of musicians who gathered at the corner of Rua Divinópolis and Rua Paraisópolis in the neighborhood of Santa Tereza to smoke, hang out, make music.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 3 Nov. 2025
For his part, Van Dyke, 99, watched proudly from the wings as his wife of 13 years went on to perform a dance for the children in the neighborhood.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 1 Nov. 2025
Attendees brainstormed ways to draw more attention to the incident and to problems with the relationship between police and residents in the neighborhood.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Oct. 2025
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Marta Tucci, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
As teenagers, Borges and his older brother Márcio became associated with a group of musicians who gathered at the corner of Rua Divinópolis and Rua Paraisópolis in the neighborhood of Santa Tereza to smoke, hang out, make music.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 3 Nov. 2025
For his part, Van Dyke, 99, watched proudly from the wings as his wife of 13 years went on to perform a dance for the children in the neighborhood.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 1 Nov. 2025
Attendees brainstormed ways to draw more attention to the incident and to problems with the relationship between police and residents in the neighborhood.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Oct. 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 11 Nov. 2025.
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