nearest

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nearest
Adjective
  • The Presidente is almost equidistant from the district office at 14621 Oak Ln.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Ideally situated near the halfway point of Montauk Highway, Topping Rose House is equidistant from the best shopping, cafés, museums, galleries, and restaurants that the East End has to offer.
    Ariel Okin, Vogue, 22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Reading it can feel like intruding on her innermost thoughts.
    Lee Cowan, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2025
  • Despite this, however, examining the innermost regions of distant quasars can be challenging to accomplish.
    Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Trust that the universe is guiding you on the right path, and allow your inner wisdom to lead the way!
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Apr. 2025
  • For the study, the researchers drilled two-gram samples out of the inner walls of two vessel fragments excavated by Schliemann.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Ramos hit that pitch the other way and into the second row of seats adjacent to the visitors bullpen in right field for a two-run home run.
    C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Photo : Russ Ross There’s a dining area adjacent to the kitchen.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • On the middle floor, where Wade’s cousins used to live, a Ring camera had been installed.
    D. Watkins, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2025
  • There are five total categories: 20% off for customers who can fit through the smallest space, 15% for the next-smallest space, 10% off for the middle space, 5% off for the next-largest opening and full price for those who can only fit through the largest gap.
    Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Deportation flights proceed despite federal judge's order Note: All times shown are Eastern Time and are approximate.
    George Petras, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025
  • These figures are approximate and don’t take into account recent layoffs.
    Nerdwallet, Orange County Register, 20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • One of Davis’s next-door neighbors, Mackenzy Simanowitz, said her 2-year-old daughter was close with EJ.
    PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Its next-door sister, Bar Nohm, snagged a semifinalist nod in 2024 for chef David Chon.
    Erin Alberty, Axios, 2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Having got 26 assists across 2021-22 and 2022-23, he’s managed three combined in the near two full seasons since.
    James Pearce, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Look for properties with serious upside: Seek out areas that are experiencing job growth and population increases, where homes are still affordable than in neighboring areas; these are factors that will cause property values to spike in the near future.
    Ryan Serhant, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Nearest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nearest. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.

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