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Recent Examples of proximate None of the six elements need to be proximate to the others. Jeff Gibson, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024 Ever since coastal erosion became a phrase and local legislation came into force in 2001, building a residence so proximate to the water has been forbidden. Nielsen Dinwoodie, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024 My parents were too poor to buy houses that were proximate to where the good schools were. Fortune Editors, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2023 There is just muffled breathing and the soft, warm, proximate presence of another … Over a 70-year career, Freud concerned himself almost exclusively with getting paint to convey the living weight and mortal gorgeousness of the human body and of other things close at hand, living and dead. Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2022 See All Example Sentences for proximate
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Adjective
  • On the other hand, if the nominators’ vote produces a tie or a near tie among the nominees who receive the lowest number of votes, additional spots can open up.
    Scott Heller, New York Times, 1 May 2025
  • Financière Agache has a near 8% shareholding in Louis Hachette (and 9.6% of voting rights) and is ultimately owned by LVMH’s boss, Bernard Arnault, and his family.
    Kevin Rozario, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Adjective
  • President Donald Trump has said tariffs will likely impact shoppers, saying in an April 30 Cabinet meeting that tariffs could lead to fewer, but more expensive gifts this upcoming holiday season.
    Mike Snider, USA Today, 2 May 2025
  • FilmNation Entertainment will launch international sales on behalf of Blue Morning Pictures and MOD Producciones at the upcoming Cannes Market, with CAA Media Finance and WME Independent handling domestic rights.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 1 May 2025
Adjective
  • Melania Trump wears black veil to Pope Francis' funeral as President Trump dons blue suit As the president's second term in office passes the 100-day mark, here is a closer look at the first lady's lookbook.
    Jay Stahl, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
  • That means everything from personally running product development to maintaining close relationships with distribution partners.
    Javier Hasse, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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  • Zoom in: Musk, who has wielded significant influence in the Trump administration, may be stepping back in coming months, the president said Thursday.
    Ben Berkowitz, Axios, 5 Apr. 2025
  • In coming months, payroll gains could downshift more dramatically as those far-reaching import taxes push up inflation and dampen consumer spending, analysts say.
    Paul Davidson, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Hugo used the firm’s unique approach to implement immediate ROI and expand AI implementation organically for their clients.
    Jason Phillips, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
  • There might not be a player that will add more immediate firepower and juice to an offense than Ashton Jeanty.
    Fox News Staff, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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  • Sheinbaum, who is sixty-two, had been in office almost four months, and for much of that time public discourse had been consumed by Trump’s impending return to power.
    Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
  • The chemistry between Davido and Victoria Monét is heavy, the beat is breezy, and the vibes are all about mutual love, respect, and attraction—a perfect track for the impending warm weather.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 21 Apr. 2025
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  • In defense, the inclusion of a certain $1.1 million center back signing feels not only imminent but necessary against Barcelona on Sunday.
    Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
  • It was also argued in court filings that Javier, an 18-year-old Venezuelan man, was at imminent risk of deportation earlier this month.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025

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“Proximate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proximate. Accessed 5 May. 2025.

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