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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Their lifetime income was somewhere in the vicinity of $150 million.
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Boyce said investigators will likely look for security video in the vicinity of where the truck was taken.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 23 Oct. 2025
The Rockets also will start Alperen Sengun and Steven Adams at center and forward and forward Kevin Durant, all of whom are listed in the vicinity of 7 feet.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 22 Oct. 2025
According to a June 27 news release from the Auburn Police Department, authorities were notified that possible remains were found at a construction site in the vicinity of Auburn Community Hospital on June 25 when a contractor was doing excavation work.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Boyce said investigators will likely look for security video in the vicinity of where the truck was taken.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 23 Oct. 2025
The Rockets also will start Alperen Sengun and Steven Adams at center and forward and forward Kevin Durant, all of whom are listed in the vicinity of 7 feet.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 22 Oct. 2025
According to a June 27 news release from the Auburn Police Department, authorities were notified that possible remains were found at a construction site in the vicinity of Auburn Community Hospital on June 25 when a contractor was doing excavation work.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 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 5 Nov. 2025.
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