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as in closest
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nearest
Adjective
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That Publix is almost equidistant from the two South Florida offices.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
1 Mar. 2026 -
Eovaldi, for reference, had a 104 rating, and the nine-point difference between Gore’s first two months and his final four was equidistant to the gap between right-hander Jacob deGrom’s (108) and Kumar Rocker’s (99) ability to locate last year.—
Shawn McFarland,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The scientists found the three innermost stars are more massive and hotter than the sun, while the outermost component, the fourth star, is cooler, less massive and thus similar to the sun.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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By then, Israeli intelligence had planted a bomb in a Revolutionary Guards guest house that, in addition to killing the political leader of Hamas in Gaza, also demonstrated its ability to penetrate the innermost sanctums of the Iranian regime.—
Richard Hall,
Time,
28 Feb. 2026
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On Maui, officials issued an evacuation advisory for some Lahaina neighborhoods after nearby retention basins neared capacity.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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Even minor sparks or drifting embers can incite nearby foliage or grass, setting off a rapidly spreading fire.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
21 Mar. 2026
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The projects that Kelly promised the city earlier this year were among numerous bridge closures shutting parts of inner KCK off from neighboring communities.—
Sofi Zeman,
Kansas City Star,
17 Mar. 2026
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Usually an antibody protein known as immunoglobulin A, or IgA, patrols the inner walls of the body’s organs, blocking pathogens from entering cells.—
Charles Schmidt,
Scientific American,
17 Mar. 2026
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This school, though, was absolutely adjacent to an Iranian military base.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 Mar. 2026
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Western Queens is sorely lacking green space, with the adjacent neighborhoods ranking as some of the worst for park access in all of New York.—
Ben Guttmann,
New York Daily News,
15 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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On the road - Drive in the middle lanes and stay on high ground.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Mar. 2026
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The film ends with the show itself, which unfurls at the Park Avenue Armory, a gorgeous red-brick 19th-century Upper East Side castle that, inside, resembles nothing so much as the world’s most industrial middle-school gymnasium.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
21 Mar. 2026
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Caltrans did not have an approximate time for when the lanes and on-ramp would be open again.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
18 Mar. 2026
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Your zone will give you the approximate date to plant outdoors in your area.—
Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
11 Mar. 2026
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The second episode is largely confined to the dark walls which Irons’ next-door prisoner, a cleric known as the Abbé Faria, has spent years trying to painstakingly chisel his way through.—
Jon O'Brien,
IndieWire,
19 Mar. 2026
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The victim’s next-door neighbor in the Barbara Faron Residence, who gave his name only as Abraham, believes the victim and suspect had been in a romantic relationship for about a year.—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Nearest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nearest. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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