in the vicinity of
idiom
1
: in the area that is close to (a place)
He lives in the general/immediate vicinity of the school.
2
: close to or around (an amount)
His yearly salary is in the vicinity of one million dollars.
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An initial sweep centered on an area in the vicinity of Pea Gravel Ridge above 8,400 feet, following cell phone data that indicated a possible fall.
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David Chiu, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025
In other words, while the alternative services are doing their bit to soften the blow, the pay-TV business as a whole is still sort of treading water in the vicinity of the Pacific Trash Vortex.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 12 Dec. 2025
German Nobel Prize-winning astrophysicist Reinhard Genzel has penned a letter urging the government of Chile to halt the development of a green hydrogen plant in the vicinity of one of the world's top astronomical observatories.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 10 Dec. 2025
His entourage stopped at a creek in the vicinity of Saratoga.
—Kalpana Mohan, Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2025
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David Chiu, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025
In other words, while the alternative services are doing their bit to soften the blow, the pay-TV business as a whole is still sort of treading water in the vicinity of the Pacific Trash Vortex.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 12 Dec. 2025
German Nobel Prize-winning astrophysicist Reinhard Genzel has penned a letter urging the government of Chile to halt the development of a green hydrogen plant in the vicinity of one of the world's top astronomical observatories.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 10 Dec. 2025
His entourage stopped at a creek in the vicinity of Saratoga.
—Kalpana Mohan, Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for in the vicinity of
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“In the vicinity of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20vicinity%20of. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.
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