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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
Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
From playing next to a working bog at Souther’s Marsh (https://southersmarsh.com/) to playing deep in the foliage at one of the countless western suburb and Berkshire courses, Fall golf is a beautiful thing, par, birdie or even bogey.
—Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2025
Combs briefly greeted his family before taking his seat next to his defense team, and putting his glasses on.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
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Preposition
The two pink squares next to that must equal a total of 0.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
From playing next to a working bog at Souther’s Marsh (https://southersmarsh.com/) to playing deep in the foliage at one of the countless western suburb and Berkshire courses, Fall golf is a beautiful thing, par, birdie or even bogey.
—Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
Adverb
The area where the attack occurred is dominated by a majority-Jewish neighborhood situated right next to a majority-Muslim neighborhood.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2025
Combs briefly greeted his family before taking his seat next to his defense team, and putting his glasses on.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for next to
Preposition
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His offense has cooled somewhat, but Thomson placed Bader near the bottom of the lineup to help provide some spark when the lineup turned over.—
Charlotte Varnes,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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The station and its antennas are managed locally by CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, which also operates NASA’s deep space communication complex near Tidbinbilla, Canberra, highlighting strong international collaboration in space operations.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Oct. 2025
Preposition
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The new feature was first spotted by XDA after experimenting with its Discover sources feature.—
James Peckham,
PC Magazine,
8 Oct. 2025
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Williams, who for many years was the person on KU’s sideline to race onto the David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium turf to retrieve the tee after kickoffs, from 1970 until 2020 didn’t miss a KU football home game.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
8 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The 4-star Starlink Mini combines around-the-globe connectivity with a compact, efficient design that can travel almost anywhere with you.—
Wendy Sheehan Donnell,
PC Magazine,
8 Oct. 2025
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The final finished 14-14, but my abiding memory is the intoxicating swirl of noise and colour created by almost 93,000 fans, plus the sense of anticipation that accompanied the pre-match walk up Olympic Way.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
Preposition
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Twelve years after the Kewaunee Power Station shuttered, wounding the local economy, owner EnergySolutions is seeking government approval to build a new nuclear plant at the site — and is trying to buy hundreds of acres of farmland around it.—
Miranda Dunlap,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Now, a new report suggests the project may have hit technical challenges around that first device.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
6 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The veteran safety, one of only two first-string defensive backs to start and finish the game Sunday, sat alone in his locker still draped in nearly all his game attire, minus the jersey and shoulder pads.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Two months after historic floods swept through the Milwaukee area, new data shows that nearly 2,200 homes throughout Milwaukee County sustained major damage or were destroyed.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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This bra practically disappears under my shirt.—
Sabrina Rojas Weiss,
Parents,
8 Oct. 2025
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In January 1983, Chanel was a storied, historical house that was practically bankrupt.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
7 Oct. 2025
Preposition
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Max and Emme stood beside their mother on the red carpet, wearing coordinating colors of deep red, tan, and black.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
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Lisa is dancing the Godmother, a kind of a midwife crone who puts other people before herself, always beside them.—
Guillermo Perez,
Miami Herald,
7 Oct. 2025
Preposition
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The agency separately released recommended shipping dates for customers who want their packages to arrive by Christmas Day.—
Michelle Del Rey,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Oct. 2025
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The individual pretending to be a deputy first instructed the user to pay the money by PayPal, but then instructed the man to use an ATM and provided a QR code, according to the complaint.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
4 Oct. 2025
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