stone's throw
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Synonyms & Antonyms for stone's throw
Synonyms
ace, hair, hairbreadth (or hairsbreadth), hairline, hop, skip, and jump, inch, neck, shouting distance, step
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There's also a water playground, and the Houston Zoo is a stone's throw away. — Houston Chronicle, "Playgrounds around Houston," 10 May 2018 Steinvorth and Rohrmoser spend lots of time at the nearby Pure Jungle Spa, which is just a stone's throw away from their property. — Rachel Hahn, Vogue, "An Artists’ Guide to the Paradisiacal Beach Town of Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica," 2 Jan. 2019 Rated among the best restaurants in the Netherlands, Caracol also has a couple of beautiful rooms and is situated right in the harbor town a stone's throw from the pier. — Town & Country, "These Are the 83 Top Hotels Around the World," 6 Oct. 2016 On the southern slopes of the Baldwin Hills, just a stone's throw from the pump jacks that dot the Inglewood Oil Field, lie the upper reaches of Ladera Heights, one of the wealthiest neighborhoods on the Westside. — Scott Garner, latimes.com, "Neighborhood Spotlight: Pricey Ladera Heights, tucked away in the Westside, retains a sense of community," 6 July 2018 On Tuesday, the former box-to-box midfielder, who grew up a stone's throw away from Liverpool's Anfield stadium, put his three trophies up for sale at a London auction. — Thomas Allnutt, chicagotribune.com, "'It's their turn' - McDermott urges Liverpool to draw on spirit of '81," 22 May 2018 That new tradition, an annual performance of the musical in Austrian-German with English subtitles, was born at the Landestheatre Salzburg, a stone's throw from Mirabell Palace and gardens. — Kelly Hushin, Town & Country, "Behind-the-Scenes Secrets from The Sound of Music," 17 Apr. 2017 Clinton stayed behind and volunteered to protect the homes from violently erupting volcanic fissures just a stone's throw from the property. — Scott Mclean, CNN, "Hawaii resident credits friend with saving his home from lava bombs," 25 May 2018 For many Venezuelans, the first stop after crossing is the Divine Providence Cafeteria, an open-air soup kitchen a stone's throw from the bridge. — Chris Kraul, latimes.com, "Hungry, sick and increasingly desperate, thousands of Venezuelans are pouring into Colombia," 13 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'stone's throw.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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