in the vicinity of
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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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Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as jetties and piers.
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Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
Their bodies were located at the Rock Island Campground near Leavenworth, about 40 miles west of Wenatchee, in the vicinity of Decker's truck.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 26 Sep. 2025
However, between 2000 and 2023, rising temperatures began to push the two bird species out of their natural territories, causing their populations to overlap for the first time in the vicinity of San Antonio and giving the birds the opportunity to mate with each other.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Several businesses are located in the vicinity of the facility, including Schlotzsky’s, Burger King, Auto Fit and a FedEx ship center.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2025
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Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
Their bodies were located at the Rock Island Campground near Leavenworth, about 40 miles west of Wenatchee, in the vicinity of Decker's truck.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 26 Sep. 2025
However, between 2000 and 2023, rising temperatures began to push the two bird species out of their natural territories, causing their populations to overlap for the first time in the vicinity of San Antonio and giving the birds the opportunity to mate with each other.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Several businesses are located in the vicinity of the facility, including Schlotzsky’s, Burger King, Auto Fit and a FedEx ship center.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 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 6 Oct. 2025.
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