as in near
not being distant in time, space, or significance
a next-door neighbor who is always helpful and friendly
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Recent Examples of next-door
Two anime fans in New Delhi and São Paolo might have more in common with each other than their next-door neighbors.
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Kian Bakhtiari, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
To smooth over tensions, the New York Times says Zuckerberg gifted his next-door neighbors noise-canceling headphones as a peace offering.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
Levi’s jeans are fashion’s great equalizers — worn by the Hadid sisters, Anne Hathaway, David Beckham, and your next-door neighbor.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2025
Nathan Churchill, an art client and former next-door neighbor who now lives in Portugal, recalled getting to know Seubert in the wake of the pandemic.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
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Kian Bakhtiari, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
To smooth over tensions, the New York Times says Zuckerberg gifted his next-door neighbors noise-canceling headphones as a peace offering.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
Levi’s jeans are fashion’s great equalizers — worn by the Hadid sisters, Anne Hathaway, David Beckham, and your next-door neighbor.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2025
Nathan Churchill, an art client and former next-door neighbor who now lives in Portugal, recalled getting to know Seubert in the wake of the pandemic.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for next-door
Adjective
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Wharton’s targeting of the near-post area is complemented by Mateta, Munoz and Ismaila Sarr (red).—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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Because the broad thrust of Powell’s speech contained worries about the softening labor market, which implies the Fed will stay on its rate-cutting path in the near term.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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His other goal in his preceding 24 appearances — stabbed in from close range from a corner in another 6-0 Carabao Cup win, this time at Oxford United in round two — was mundane by comparison.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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The Dalmatian's owner looks on and smile, filming the moment from her own phone at a closer distance.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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It was lifted from its foundation and crashed through a utility pole, eventually embedding itself in a nearby restaurant.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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Another nearby point of interest for history buffs is Historic Blenheim and Civil War Interpretive Center, a Greek Revival-style house dating to 1859 that preserves signatures and pictographs from Federal soldiers who once lived there.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
27 Sep. 2025
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This means that qualifying productions are eligible for a total incentive of up to 40%, making the state hugely competitive to not only other states but also major international destinations such as the UK, Hungary and neighboring Canada.—
Diana Lodderhose,
Deadline,
25 Sep. 2025
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In neighboring Norway, the airspace over Oslo Airport was closed for around three hours Tuesday morning due to a separate drone sighting.—
Sophie Tanno,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Next-door.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/next-door. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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