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 typically more frequent and stronger in the vicinity of jetties, inlets, and piers.
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Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Police responded to the report of a person shot in the vicinity of East 110 Street and Madison Avenue on Wednesday afternoon, according to police.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2025
But the program progressive aldermen put in place this year to give longtime residents like Amato the power to try to keep their homes in the vicinity of the popular 606 trail and other parts of fast-gentrifying Northwest Side neighborhoods is now suffering rollbacks.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025
Police believe that the suspect had been walking in the vicinity of the incident.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025
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Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Police responded to the report of a person shot in the vicinity of East 110 Street and Madison Avenue on Wednesday afternoon, according to police.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2025
But the program progressive aldermen put in place this year to give longtime residents like Amato the power to try to keep their homes in the vicinity of the popular 606 trail and other parts of fast-gentrifying Northwest Side neighborhoods is now suffering rollbacks.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025
Police believe that the suspect had been walking in the vicinity of the incident.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 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 9 Sep. 2025.
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