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as in neighborhood
an adjoining region or space
there are no hotels in the vicinity of the hospital
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as in proximity
the state or condition of being near
the vicinity of the town's only elementary school was one reason why the young couple bought the house
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Recent Examples of vicinity
At uncontrolled airports, pilots use a common traffic advisory frequency to regularly announce their position to other pilots who are in the airport vicinity, the agency said.
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Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
Google Maps When an airport has an uncontrolled field, pilots use a common traffic advisory frequency to regularly announce their positions to other pilots in the airport’s vicinity.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 19 Feb. 2025
But De La Vega said that in some cases, ICE has targeted a person of interest, but will stay to interrogate the family members or friends in the same vicinity.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2025
Stadium ban: When serving a stadium ban, the manager cannot enter the ground their team is playing at on the matchday, use any facilities on the site, or position themselves in any vicinity that gives a direct view of the pitch.
—Eduardo Tansley, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
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Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
Google Maps When an airport has an uncontrolled field, pilots use a common traffic advisory frequency to regularly announce their positions to other pilots in the airport’s vicinity.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 19 Feb. 2025
But De La Vega said that in some cases, ICE has targeted a person of interest, but will stay to interrogate the family members or friends in the same vicinity.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2025
Stadium ban: When serving a stadium ban, the manager cannot enter the ground their team is playing at on the matchday, use any facilities on the site, or position themselves in any vicinity that gives a direct view of the pitch.
—Eduardo Tansley, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vicinity
Noun
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About 30 minutes after the shooting, Jones was arrested at a gas station near his home in the Swope Park Campus neighborhood of Kansas City, according to court documents.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
11 Mar. 2025
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Maradona died during home hospitalization in the private neighborhood of San Andrés, in the town of Tigre, 14 days after undergoing surgery for a subdural hematoma.—
Gilles Salomone,
CNN,
11 Mar. 2025
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Because of the proximity of pets at home and the fact that the virus is shed through body fluids, including saliva, however, there is still a real transmission risk, Sykes says.—
Jude Coleman,
Scientific American,
14 Mar. 2025
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On the streets of Moab, Utah, popular for its proximity to the amazing rock canyons and formation in the region, things aren't normal this year, writes Trevor Hughes with USA TODAY.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA TODAY,
14 Mar. 2025
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Broadcasters are changing their tune while tennis authorities will continue to pursue the next generation of viewers with a product that chimes with their audience’s time.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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Check out South Side Fireflies, a free, early childhood music program set to the tunes of Earth, Wind & Fire.—
Jennifer Day,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2025
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Leanne Roser, of New Lenox, kept a watchful eye over her four dogs in the backyard Thursday afternoon, two of them still energetic pups.—
Samantha Moilanen,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Mar. 2025
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The Mercedes-Benz parked in the backyard had damage on its front-right corner, hood and windshield, the warrant said, matching evidence found at the crash scene.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Vicinity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vicinity. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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