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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Meanwhile, Lilo & Stitch is looking at a second frame of $60M, off 59%, which is in the vicinity of previous Disney Memorial Day live-action takes of classic toons Aladdin (-53%) and Little Mermaid (57%).
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 28 May 2025
In March, the FAA indefinitely shut down the helicopter route on which the Black Hawk from the January collision had been traveling in the vicinity of Washington, D.C.’s Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
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—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 24 May 2025
And these fluctuations could also be amplified in the vicinity of black holes —or a rotating metal cylinder.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 12 May 2025
He’s also done special effects for those and additional productions, nearly all made in the vicinity of Seattle.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 2 May 2025
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 28 May 2025
In March, the FAA indefinitely shut down the helicopter route on which the Black Hawk from the January collision had been traveling in the vicinity of Washington, D.C.’s Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
Brig.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 24 May 2025
And these fluctuations could also be amplified in the vicinity of black holes —or a rotating metal cylinder.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 12 May 2025
He’s also done special effects for those and additional productions, nearly all made in the vicinity of Seattle.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 2 May 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 8 Jun. 2025.
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