to the nearest
idiom
—used to indicate the number of pounds, dollars, etc., that is closest to a slightly higher or lower number or amount
What is the weight of your baggage to the nearest pound?
$13.75 rounded up to the nearest dollar is $14.
Examples of to the nearest in a Sentence
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Madera Community Hospital in central California shut down in January 2023, leaving thousands of residents with few options other than to drive 35 miles to the nearest emergency room.
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Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
Sometimes a lack of capacity is reflected in long waits at the polls, but other times the problem is the distance to the nearest polling place.
—Lyndie Chiou, Quanta Magazine, 26 Mar. 2024
Researchers analyzed airport maps and Google Maps to determine the walking distance in each terminal to the nearest and farthest gates.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2024
Its characteristic dark-green trucks took shipments from a rail terminal to the nearest shipping office, where customers picked up their packages.
—Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Feb. 2024
The bodies of those presumed dead remain onboard the ship and are now being transferred to the nearest port, according to de Vega.
—Scott McLean, CNN, 14 Mar. 2024
The locations of California’s 284 legal adult retail dispensaries, and the distance in miles to the nearest one:
Note: Map does not include microbusinesses, which run a variety of business types and might include retail.
—Brad Branan and Nathaniel Levine, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2024
The walk from either station to the nearest Denver Tech Center station takes at least an hour and 40 minutes, according to Google Maps.
—Michael Braithwaite, The Denver Post, 20 Feb. 2024
The University of Cincinnati says that, to determine eligibility for Pell Grants outside of maximum and minimum thresholds, families should subtract their SAI from the maximum Pell Grant award for the year and round to the nearest $5.
—Robert Farrington, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
Sometimes a lack of capacity is reflected in long waits at the polls, but other times the problem is the distance to the nearest polling place.
—Lyndie Chiou, Quanta Magazine, 26 Mar. 2024
Researchers analyzed airport maps and Google Maps to determine the walking distance in each terminal to the nearest and farthest gates.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2024
Its characteristic dark-green trucks took shipments from a rail terminal to the nearest shipping office, where customers picked up their packages.
—Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Feb. 2024
The bodies of those presumed dead remain onboard the ship and are now being transferred to the nearest port, according to de Vega.
—Scott McLean, CNN, 14 Mar. 2024
The locations of California’s 284 legal adult retail dispensaries, and the distance in miles to the nearest one:
Note: Map does not include microbusinesses, which run a variety of business types and might include retail.
—Brad Branan and Nathaniel Levine, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2024
The walk from either station to the nearest Denver Tech Center station takes at least an hour and 40 minutes, according to Google Maps.
—Michael Braithwaite, The Denver Post, 20 Feb. 2024
The University of Cincinnati says that, to determine eligibility for Pell Grants outside of maximum and minimum thresholds, families should subtract their SAI from the maximum Pell Grant award for the year and round to the nearest $5.
—Robert Farrington, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
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“To the nearest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20the%20nearest. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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