in the vicinity of

phrase

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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Before the project is complete and operational in 2040, Skogsbakken said the price tag will likely be in the vicinity of $1 billion. — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026 Three other similar crypto farms were found last year in the vicinity of the nearby hydroelectric dam in northern Puebla. — CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026 Five days earlier, a joint operation involving several Turks and Caicos Islands agencies intercepted another overloaded boat with 171 Haitian migrants in the vicinity of Northwest Point, Providenciales. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026 Researchers at the University of Hawaii-Manoa identified a significant increase in the frequency and likelihood of tropical cyclones in the vicinity of Hawaii during El Niño years compared with other years. — Nicholas Grondin, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2026 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 26 Sep. 2026.

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