1
as in approaching
being soon to appear or take place
the proximate publication of his first novel
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2
as in near
not being distant in time, space, or significance
the husband feels that their house is a little too proximate to his in-laws' condo for his peace and comfort
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Recent Examples of proximate
Sackett detailed how being proximate to the spark of inspiration for projects has benefited her clients who work in physical production.
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Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 8 May 2025
Just this month, Education Secretary designee Linda McMahon made the case for reducing the role of the department in relation to states which are more proximate to regional education and – and workforce – needs.
—Maria Flynn, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Lobo cites the Rivian’s adaptive suspension as an example: The south zone interfaces with rear actuation components, with the west zone linked to a proximate front suspension.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 Feb. 2025
None of the six elements need to be proximate to the others.
—Jeff Gibson, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
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Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 8 May 2025
Just this month, Education Secretary designee Linda McMahon made the case for reducing the role of the department in relation to states which are more proximate to regional education and – and workforce – needs.
—Maria Flynn, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Lobo cites the Rivian’s adaptive suspension as an example: The south zone interfaces with rear actuation components, with the west zone linked to a proximate front suspension.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 Feb. 2025
None of the six elements need to be proximate to the others.
—Jeff Gibson, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
See All Example Sentences for proximate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for proximate
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Ensemble Español, touted as one of the world’s best Spanish dance organizations, kicks off its 50th season this fall, a milestone Hubbard Street Dance Chicago is also fast approaching.—
Lauren Warnecke,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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Hunting seasons are fast approaching.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Almost as concerning as the calamity in the top of the second inning was the near-disaster that happened in the bottom half, as Will Smith took a foul tip off the back of his right hand and exited the game a half-inning later.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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Those reports come ahead of Friday’s big jobs report, which will determine the near-term outlook for a stock market that has been on edge.—
Jenni Reid,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Of these teams, only Real Madrid, PSV and Sporting CP are playing in this season’s tournament (the figures in the right-hand column exclude the upcoming campaign).—
Will Jeanes,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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Luke Newtown, of Bridgerton fame, will take on the role of McQueen opposite Catherine LaFrere as Isabella Blow (who is the subject of her own upcoming biopic, by the way) and Emily Skinner as Lee’s mother, Joyce McQueen.—
Vogue Runway,
Vogue,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Musk and Gebbia have maintained a close professional relationship; Gebbia sits on Tesla’s board and was introduced to DOGE earlier this year through Musk.—
Heather Hunter,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Sep. 2025
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Recent polling has shown Mamdani as the clear front-runner in the field, but the race gets closer when in a three-way contest with Cuomo and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Thematic through-lines will become more apparent in the coming years, but for now what strikes me is the variety of the offerings and — speaking quite frankly — the wide range in quality.—
Samantha Allen,
Them.,
2 Sep. 2025
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San Diego has a lot of tough decisions to make in the coming months, but one stands out above the rest.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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But prorating three years of player profits down to 12 months, as UEFA’s rule does, reduces the immediate efficacy of successful trading in the market, the very strategy that poorer clubs increasingly rely on to climb the ladder.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Steven Pruett is the president and CEO of Elevation Resources, a Permian Basin oil company, and the immediate past chair of the Independent Petroleum Association of America, one of the industry’s main trade groups.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Punk is deeply tied into current main-event storylines with real-life married couple Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch, so the impending couples brawl is a great story.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Anthony, the best player in college basketball that season, was clearly set to be a top-three pick in that June's impending 2003 NBA Draft, which also included fellow future Hall of Famers LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The policy sought to let undocumented migrants move freely in public spaces while allowing exceptions for serious threats, dangerous felons and imminent harm, as well as to protect evidence.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Aug. 2025
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And yet the books that Jansson wrote about the Moomins contain, sometimes explicitly and other times by way of metaphor, political themes—war, displacement, imminent annihilation, environmental catastrophe—that hardly serve as distractions from the many dangers of the world, then or now.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Proximate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proximate. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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