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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Video from residents in the neighborhood showed that the plane in the most recent crash last month narrowly avoided hitting homes.
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Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2025
The biggest player in the neighborhood is EOG Resources, which expects this corner of south Texas to produce 21 trillion cubic feet of gas.
—Christopher Helman, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
The senseless slaying left a hole in the neighborhood, Giron said.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2025
That includes the choice of location — near one of the largest and most popular parks in the neighborhood.
—Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 4 Aug. 2025
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Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2025
The biggest player in the neighborhood is EOG Resources, which expects this corner of south Texas to produce 21 trillion cubic feet of gas.
—Christopher Helman, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
The senseless slaying left a hole in the neighborhood, Giron said.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2025
That includes the choice of location — near one of the largest and most popular parks in the neighborhood.
—Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 4 Aug. 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 21 Aug. 2025.
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