: in or to the next building, house, apartment, or room
lives next door
broadly
: in or at an adjacent place
Synonyms
Examples of next-door in a Sentence
Adjective
a next-door neighbor who is always helpful and friendly
Adverb
He bought the house next door.
I'll be staying in the room next door.
Canada is right next door to the U.S.
Recent Examples on the Web
Kira Turnbull, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2024
The $15 drink will be served frozen, which should pair nicely with a view of the restaurant’s next-door pool.
—Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 10 Apr. 2024
So the Pazos didn’t think much of it when their elderly next-door neighbor sold her 1951 house, on a spacious corner lot, to an investor who promptly flipped it, for $999,000, to a home developer.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 29 Mar. 2024
The main suspect is Edith’s next-door neighbor, Rose Gooding (Jessie Buckley).
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2024
The second all-inclusive resort to open under the Grupo Xcaret brand, this resort is a mirror image of the next-door family-friendly Hotel Xcaret, except this resort is dedicated to adults.
—Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2024
Carey rushed outside, jumped over a small fence, and started screaming for his next-door neighbors to get out, while his wife, Rachel, ran down the street trying to alert other neighbors.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 11 Mar. 2024
The beginnings of playing guitar [came] from my next-door neighbor who came from North Carolina.
—Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 6 Mar. 2024
The depth of meaning in a single vote comes from our troubled history, our collective ability to effect change and the dignity inherent in expressing our singular desires to the lofty state, as well as to our next-door neighbor.
—Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 5 Mar. 2024
Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 9 May 2024
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Epiphany is next door to the popular Nain Rouge Brewery and will offer a selection of its brews along with cocktails,and nonalcoholic options.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 9 May 2024
Milstein and Bank, who is a TV producer, bought Marilyn Monroe’s house from the former owner to expand their property next door, the complaint says.
—Julia Marnin, Sacramento Bee, 8 May 2024
Just next door to the resort, the unique spa blends innovative treatments with holistic Mayan traditions.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 7 May 2024
The fee would go toward reducing the rent for the affected tenant next door without interrupting the landlord’s rental income.
—Jill Terreri Ramos, New York Times, 2 May 2024
Rogers Place, the team’s hulking home, was again stuffed with a raucous crowd of more than 18,000; thousands more watched on large-screen TVs in a parking lot next door.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
They were headed next door to Baskin Robbins for Free Scoop Night.
—Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 1 May 2024
His 5-year-old friend, who lives in the tent next door, ran alongside him.
—Paloma Esquivel, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2024
Adjective
Shelter Island, New York Accessible only by ferry, Shelter Island, the Hamptons’ quiet next-door neighbor, is the perfect seaside retreat.
—Kira Turnbull, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2024
The $15 drink will be served frozen, which should pair nicely with a view of the restaurant’s next-door pool.
—Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 10 Apr. 2024
So the Pazos didn’t think much of it when their elderly next-door neighbor sold her 1951 house, on a spacious corner lot, to an investor who promptly flipped it, for $999,000, to a home developer.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 29 Mar. 2024
The main suspect is Edith’s next-door neighbor, Rose Gooding (Jessie Buckley).
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2024
The second all-inclusive resort to open under the Grupo Xcaret brand, this resort is a mirror image of the next-door family-friendly Hotel Xcaret, except this resort is dedicated to adults.
—Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2024
Carey rushed outside, jumped over a small fence, and started screaming for his next-door neighbors to get out, while his wife, Rachel, ran down the street trying to alert other neighbors.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 11 Mar. 2024
The beginnings of playing guitar [came] from my next-door neighbor who came from North Carolina.
—Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 6 Mar. 2024
The depth of meaning in a single vote comes from our troubled history, our collective ability to effect change and the dignity inherent in expressing our singular desires to the lofty state, as well as to our next-door neighbor.
—Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 5 Mar. 2024
Adverb
The garden, unveiled on Wednesday at 315 E. Main St., comes as a result of the company looking for ways to offer its dancers and staff a chance to heal from the aftermath of the shooting, since the studio is next door to the Preston Pointe building where five people were killed.
—Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 9 May 2024
More:Grand Rapids TikTok, Instagram star known for viral feta pasta recipe releases cookbook
Epiphany is next door to the popular Nain Rouge Brewery and will offer a selection of its brews along with cocktails,and nonalcoholic options.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 9 May 2024
Milstein and Bank, who is a TV producer, bought Marilyn Monroe’s house from the former owner to expand their property next door, the complaint says.
—Julia Marnin, Sacramento Bee, 8 May 2024
Just next door to the resort, the unique spa blends innovative treatments with holistic Mayan traditions.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 7 May 2024
The fee would go toward reducing the rent for the affected tenant next door without interrupting the landlord’s rental income.
—Jill Terreri Ramos, New York Times, 2 May 2024
Rogers Place, the team’s hulking home, was again stuffed with a raucous crowd of more than 18,000; thousands more watched on large-screen TVs in a parking lot next door.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
They were headed next door to Baskin Robbins for Free Scoop Night.
—Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 1 May 2024
His 5-year-old friend, who lives in the tent next door, ran alongside him.
—Paloma Esquivel, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2024
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“Next-door.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/next-door. Accessed 13 May. 2024.
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