in close proximity
idiom
: near to each other
family members who live in close proximity
—often + toThe bus stop is located in close proximity to my home.
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Data from his Samsung phone and the Garmin watch Riley was wearing on her run showed the devices overlapped and were in close proximity in the forest where she was found dead, an FBI analyst testified.
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Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 20 Nov. 2024
There are millions of homes situated in the wildland-urban interface, areas where houses and flammable vegetation are in close proximity.
—M. R. O’Connor, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2024
The resort, located in close proximity to Salt Lake International Airport, has garnered so much attention that all 55 private residences, slated to open this month, had already sold out by late August.
—Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 4 Nov. 2024
This is especially important in large stores where products with minor variations (such as size, flavor or model) are stored in close proximity.
—Shivaprakash S Nagaraj, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 20 Nov. 2024
There are millions of homes situated in the wildland-urban interface, areas where houses and flammable vegetation are in close proximity.
—M. R. O’Connor, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2024
The resort, located in close proximity to Salt Lake International Airport, has garnered so much attention that all 55 private residences, slated to open this month, had already sold out by late August.
—Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 4 Nov. 2024
This is especially important in large stores where products with minor variations (such as size, flavor or model) are stored in close proximity.
—Shivaprakash S Nagaraj, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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“In close proximity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20close%20proximity. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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