nearest

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nearest
Adjective
  • In Austin, the Heywood Hotel sits roughly equidistant from Kemuri Tatsu-Ya and longtime standard-bearer Franklin Barbecue—each a quick ride on the hotel’s free loaner bikes.
    Naomi Tomky, AFAR Media, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Similar to square models, a circle can aid in filling empty space, keeping every seat equidistant from its flat surface.
    Rachel Fletcher, Architectural Digest, 22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Cancer usually begins in the innermost layer called the mucosa.
    Carrie Madormo, Health, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Additionally, unlike the innermost 21 moons and moonlets of Saturn, the next three, Titan, Hyperion, and Iapetus, all have larger eccentricities to their orbits, and no one is certain as to why.
    Big Think, Big Think, 9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • She and fiancé Travis Kelce have been documented visiting nearby Carmel, but MacDonald said the aquarium is not aware of the couple having been in their shop.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Douglass' biography on the Vermont legislature website states he was born in Newport City and moved around throughout his childhood, living in the nearby towns of Jay and North Troy.
    Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The second look channeled her inner angel, featuring a silky camisole, a short set and massive quilted wings.
    Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Instead, the director Scott Cooper’s film turns on Landau recognizing that the tracks reflect Springsteen confronting inner darkness—including his conflicted feelings about his father and his fear of his growing fame—and nudging the musician to realize his need for further help.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The affected building is adjacent to UC's campus.
    Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 Oct. 2025
  • The King Salman Gate in Mecca will cover 12 million square meters including prayer areas, residential units, hotels, and shops adjacent to the Grand Mosque as part of plans to expand religious tourism.
    Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The Packers are a middle-of-the-pack passing defense (15th), but their run defense is elite (1st in the NFL), and the Panthers are going to need to throw the ball effectively on the road.
    Mike Kaye October 21, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Two enemy soldiers are tasked with the farcical mission of guarding a middle-of-nowhere border in the remote desert.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • With reports that Leonardo DiCaprio is distinctly interested in playing the role of Chris Shiherlis, the character played by the late great Val Kilmer in the original, Heat 2‘s approximate budget is $150 million.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Thanks to the crew’s quick response, the plane landed safely without further incident, and passengers were transferred to a replacement Boeing 737 MAX 9 that continued to Los Angeles with an approximate six-hour delay.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The mansion next door Lutnick, a former chairman of finance giant Cantor Fitzgerald, was once Epstein’s next-door neighbor.
    Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The family soon realizes that the ghosts of the previous tenants (and their victims) live on in the house, while next-door neighbor Constance Langdon (Jessica Lange in an Emmy-winning performance) has an agenda of her own.
    James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Nearest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nearest. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.

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