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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Since its July 25 release, First Steps accumulated just short of $200 million at the box office, facing a 66% decline in the vicinity of Captain America: Brave New World in its second weekend in theaters.
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Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 2 Aug. 2025
The closure followed reporting of a recurring pattern of near collisions between planes and helicopters in the vicinity of the route.
—Ben Mause, Baltimore Sun, 30 July 2025
The National Park Service (NPS) said in a news release that the incident happened on the morning of Monday, July 28, in the vicinity of Lone Star Geyser near Old Faithful.
—David Chiu, People.com, 30 July 2025
As of mid-July, 674 people had been killed in the vicinity of GHF sites, according to the U.N. human rights office.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 29 July 2025
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Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 2 Aug. 2025
The closure followed reporting of a recurring pattern of near collisions between planes and helicopters in the vicinity of the route.
—Ben Mause, Baltimore Sun, 30 July 2025
The National Park Service (NPS) said in a news release that the incident happened on the morning of Monday, July 28, in the vicinity of Lone Star Geyser near Old Faithful.
—David Chiu, People.com, 30 July 2025
As of mid-July, 674 people had been killed in the vicinity of GHF sites, according to the U.N. human rights office.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 29 July 2025
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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 19 Aug. 2025.
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