as in close
not being distant in time, space, or significance
grabbed the nearby quilt and gently laid it over the sleeping child
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Relevance
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as in in
at, within, or to a short distance or time
I'll be nearby if you need anything
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Recent Examples of nearby
Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Peter Debruge, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
Picking and choosing what should be stored under the sink and what should be stored in a nearby closet can feel like a logic problem.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2025
Cam Inman, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
People nearby rushed into the water to help the group and brought them all to shore.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
The new concession is situated on the third floor nearby the luxury department store’s homeware section.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Adverb
Mackenize singles out a Dari-speaking immigrant named Rahim (Elham Ehsas) and his elderly parents as the residents warily pour out of a nearby apartment building, knowing that audiences’ imaginations (and biases) will start to suggest how this character might relate to the bigger picture.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
Picking and choosing what should be stored under the sink and what should be stored in a nearby closet can feel like a logic problem.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2025
Preposition
Head trainer Dustin Little kept an eye on McCaffrey, but neither Shanahan nor general manager John Lynch fixated on McCaffrey and casually chatted nearby.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
People nearby rushed into the water to help the group and brought them all to shore.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nearby
Adjective
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Just as a developer is trying to move ahead with plans to raze the historic Excelsior Club in west Charlotte, then rebuild a near replica, a local museum CEO is trying to make the case for saving the structure.—
Catherine Muccigrosso,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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Improving business environment While trade tensions and worries about China's economic slowdown weighed on the near-term outlook, the survey respondents indicated significant improvement in the local regulatory environment.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Like Kiko, the center of dozens of storms passed close enough to leave impacts from winds, rain and rough seas.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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But guests also have a chance to get up close with these majestic animals.—
Jennifer Kester,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Preposition
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Rainwater tends to gather along the road edges.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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Johnson can only afford to lose three GOP votes and still pass the bill along party lines, though many Democrats are expected to vote in favor of the legislation, and the small majority won’t make much of a difference.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Soliman worked as a freelance journalist covering pro-democracy revolts in Egypt and neighboring Libya.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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Still, in March, a collision alarm sounded in the cockpit of a Delta Air Lines jet when Air Force jets conducting a flyover at Arlington National Cemetery got too close, and in May, an Army helicopter circling the neighboring Pentagon, caused two passenger jets to abort landings.—
Aaron Cooper,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Players need to keep a careful eye on the sometimes small animation cues that presage an attack, move quickly and precisely to avoid that specific attack, and then dart back in during a quick counterattack window to do some damage before starting the cycle over again.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
11 Sep. 2025
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Customers who walk in and peer behind the counter will see Eid and his team cooking dishes right in front of them.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
11 Sep. 2025
Preposition
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Watch Thelma on Hulu Kinds of Kindness Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, this 2024 dark dramedy anthology is told across three loosely interwoven chapters, each exploring characters who take extraordinary measures to demonstrate their love to someone else.—
Hannah Kerns,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Fall weather isn't stopping the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) as its crews are set to begin a number of construction work across the state.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Nearby.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nearby. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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