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.
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Your best course of action is to drive to the nearest shelter.
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Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 25 Dec. 2025
Inspect the Air Ducts Attach the duct-cleaning brush to the extension pole and head to the nearest duct.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Dec. 2025
Many businesses are already experiencing shortages and have adopted, or will adopt, policies like rounding to the nearest nickel.
—Joe Brandt, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
But while a metalhead from the Midwest or Northern Norway might load a bunch a friends into a beat-up van and road trip to the nearest big city, that wasn’t really an option for Lockman.
—Joe Lynch, Billboard, 10 Dec. 2025
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Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 25 Dec. 2025
Inspect the Air Ducts Attach the duct-cleaning brush to the extension pole and head to the nearest duct.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Dec. 2025
Many businesses are already experiencing shortages and have adopted, or will adopt, policies like rounding to the nearest nickel.
—Joe Brandt, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
But while a metalhead from the Midwest or Northern Norway might load a bunch a friends into a beat-up van and road trip to the nearest big city, that wasn’t really an option for Lockman.
—Joe Lynch, Billboard, 10 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for to the nearest
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“To the nearest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20the%20nearest. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.
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