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Also nearby is the Duck Pond, which has a large pond with fountains, and play structures.
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Amy Worden, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024
During the civil war, workers from the Ministry of Culture and the French School of the Far East took hundreds of pieces from local temples and stashed them away nearby at the Angkor conservatory.
—Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024
In Liberty Township, for example, St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish sat inside the path of totality while nearby Center Pointe Christian Church was on the other side.
—The Enquirer, 2 Apr. 2024
Guests of Channel 24 will have access to private and public parking lots nearby, as well as on-street parking, Gunton said.
—Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 2 Apr. 2024
Israeli airstrike hits tent camp at hospital Also March 31, an Israeli airstrike hit a tent camp in the courtyard of a crowded hospital in central Gaza, killing two Palestinians and wounding another 15, including journalists working nearby.
—Melanie Lindman, Wafaa Shurafa, and Samy Magdy, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Apr. 2024
In the late eighties and early nineties, Van Taylor lived nearby and frequented Flor de Mayo with friends, sometimes captured in photographs.
—Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
That indicated the lava might be relatively fresh — the first hint that an undetected volcano might be lurking nearby.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 29 Mar. 2024
In the garage this week, Galvan sat nearby, watching his daughter.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2024
Amy Worden, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024
During the civil war, workers from the Ministry of Culture and the French School of the Far East took hundreds of pieces from local temples and stashed them away nearby at the Angkor conservatory.
—Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024
In Liberty Township, for example, St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish sat inside the path of totality while nearby Center Pointe Christian Church was on the other side.
—The Enquirer, 2 Apr. 2024
Guests of Channel 24 will have access to private and public parking lots nearby, as well as on-street parking, Gunton said.
—Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 2 Apr. 2024
Israeli airstrike hits tent camp at hospital Also March 31, an Israeli airstrike hit a tent camp in the courtyard of a crowded hospital in central Gaza, killing two Palestinians and wounding another 15, including journalists working nearby.
—Melanie Lindman, Wafaa Shurafa, and Samy Magdy, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Apr. 2024
In the late eighties and early nineties, Van Taylor lived nearby and frequented Flor de Mayo with friends, sometimes captured in photographs.
—Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
That indicated the lava might be relatively fresh — the first hint that an undetected volcano might be lurking nearby.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 29 Mar. 2024
In the garage this week, Galvan sat nearby, watching his daughter.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of nearby was
in the 15th century
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“Nearby.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nearby. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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nearby
adverb or adjective
near·by
ni(ə)r-ˈbī 
ˈni(ə)r-ˌbī
: close at hand
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