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as in almost
very close to but not completely
bought it for next to nothing
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Recent Examples of next to
Preston Fore, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
It's even got a dedicated hardware button at the top of the phone – right next to the headphone jack!
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2025
Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Inman said officials have also conducted additional searches in the grass area next to Runway 17R and will be doing more sweeps using metal detectors.
—Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 7 Nov. 2025
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Preposition
Cuomo made it to the game’s second half, where he was photographed sitting next to incumbent Mayor Eric Adams.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
It's even got a dedicated hardware button at the top of the phone – right next to the headphone jack!
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2025
Adverb
An water bottle with an unapproved screw-top lid was stored next to the handwashing station across the back door and throughout the cook’s line.
—Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Inman said officials have also conducted additional searches in the grass area next to Runway 17R and will be doing more sweeps using metal detectors.
—Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 7 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for next to
Preposition
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On Friday, clashes between protesters and immigration agents erupted near a middle school in Evanston, a suburb north of Chicago.—
NPR,
NPR,
3 Nov. 2025
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In extremely dense fog where visibility is near zero, the best course of action is to first turn on your hazard lights, then simply pull into a safe location such as a parking lot of a local business, and stop.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
2 Nov. 2025
Preposition
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One year after taking the helm, Niccol’s restructuring plan – including menu pare-back as well as store closures and remodeling – has shown mixed results.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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Advertisement His campaign website states that after rent, childcare is the biggest cost for New York’s working families.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Cuomo’s desperate campaign — almost certainly his last — tried to knit together a coalition of Republicans, independents, and Democrats worried that a socialist mayor would wreck their city and their party.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Filler shots of chauffeurs, champagne and colossal walk-in closets with pristine designer clobber glistening and gleaming from glass shelves centred around trays and trays of priceless jewels assault the viewer’s senses between almost every scene.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
Preposition
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In September, Vanity Fair wrote a story detailing new revelations around his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson’s correspondence with the disgraced financier.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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Helm waits around for the skies to clear.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Vietnam’s Communist Party chief, To Lam, visited North Korea in early October — the first such trip in nearly two decades — while reports suggest Hanoi may pursue the purchase of 40 Russian Su-35 fighter jets.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
3 Nov. 2025
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Though the Maldives is the first country to enact such a ban, similar proposals have been debated – and nearly imposed – in other parts of the world.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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But the man who caught her eye in the end was practically a stranger.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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While other Super Tuscans are practically household names among wine collectors, Ca’Marcanda’s flagship blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc, Camarcanda (without the apostrophe), seems to fly under the radar.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
2 Nov. 2025
Preposition
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Jim Irsay stood beside his private jet just days after the 2021 season ended and made sure the camera was rolling to capture his thoughts.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
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Set on almost two acres beside a working horse farm, the property feels like a private resort hidden in plain sight.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
4 Nov. 2025
Preposition
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Incentives support large-scale deployment by 2026 as freight and public transport demand grows.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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The auctions have raised more than £5million in total for the charity, with £483,000 generated in support last season by Premier League clubs.—
Eduardo Tansley,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 2025
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