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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The principal later confirmed in a message to families seen by Newsweek that ICE had been in the vicinity of the school.
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
In February, the Truman collided with a large merchant vessel in the vicinity of Port Said, Egypt, in the Mediterranean Sea.
—Luis Martinez, ABC News, 6 May 2025
According to Princeton University’s Department of Public Safety, no one has spoken to or seen Lauren Blackburn, 23, since around 6 p.m. ET on April 19 in the vicinity of Firestone Library on the Ivy League campus.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
Medication appears to be doing little for his condition, which goes unnamed but seems in the vicinity of schizophrenia.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 25 Apr. 2025
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
In February, the Truman collided with a large merchant vessel in the vicinity of Port Said, Egypt, in the Mediterranean Sea.
—Luis Martinez, ABC News, 6 May 2025
According to Princeton University’s Department of Public Safety, no one has spoken to or seen Lauren Blackburn, 23, since around 6 p.m. ET on April 19 in the vicinity of Firestone Library on the Ivy League campus.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
Medication appears to be doing little for his condition, which goes unnamed but seems in the vicinity of schizophrenia.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 25 Apr. 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 May. 2025.
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