: in or to the next building, house, apartment, or room
lives next door
broadly
: in or at an adjacent place
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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.
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Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
The Minneapolis man charged with shooting his next-door neighbor harassed others on his block for years, causing at least one family to move out, neighbors say.
—Axios Twin Cities, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
David Moin, WWD, 20 Nov. 2024
One was a woman who lived next door to the Ibarras.
—Kate Brumback, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
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Adjective
In Arvada, Colorado, Mollie, a Labrador, is running for president against her next-door neighbor Chloe, a terrier.
—Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
The Minneapolis man charged with shooting his next-door neighbor harassed others on his block for years, causing at least one family to move out, neighbors say.
—Axios Twin Cities, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
Adverb
Subsequently, Prada bought 724 Fifth Avenue, site of its New York flagship, and the building next door where Abercrombie & Fitch formerly operated, for $835 million.
—David Moin, WWD, 20 Nov. 2024
One was a woman who lived next door to the Ibarras.
—Kate Brumback, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Next-door.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/next-door. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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