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as in almost
very close to but not completely
bought it for next to nothing
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Recent Examples of next to
Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 22 Jan. 2025
Advertisement Stand straight with your right arm hanging next to your right leg.
—Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025
Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 6 Mar. 2023
Several unmoving people could be seen lying on the street next to the pickup truck, the photos show.
—Josh Campbell, CNN, 6 Mar. 2023
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Preposition
One of the riders left the area after making a comment to the other rider, who was standing next to his motorcycle.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 22 Jan. 2025
Advertisement Stand straight with your right arm hanging next to your right leg.
—Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025
Adverb
He was promoted to the top line Sunday, playing next to Dylan Larkin and Lucas Raymond.
—Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 6 Mar. 2023
Several unmoving people could be seen lying on the street next to the pickup truck, the photos show.
—Josh Campbell, CNN, 6 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for next to
Preposition
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The sampler will need to have access to a Costco membership, be 18 years or older, and live near a Costco location.—
Francisco Velasquez,
Quartz,
24 Jan. 2025
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Boat trips in the fjord systems around Nuuk or among the icebergs near Ilulissat are very popular.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
Preposition
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Senators will move to Hegseth on Thursday after voting to confirm former Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) to serve as CIA director earlier in the day.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
22 Jan. 2025
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Alonso, who hit 53 home runs as a rookie for the New York Mets, seems destined to sign elsewhere after reportedly rejecting New York's offer of a three-year contract in the $68-70 million range.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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The split emerged during the pandemic and has become more entrenched in the almost five years since.—
Maya Goldman,
Axios,
28 Jan. 2025
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Now, there are many ways an early-season release can reintroduce itself to voters, but almost all of them require appearances from the talent.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
28 Jan. 2025
Preposition
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From there, the movie around her is soon reduced to a nothingness of its own making.—
Chase Hutchinson,
IndieWire,
28 Jan. 2025
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Two officers with the Kansas City Police Department had pulled Barnes over around 10:18 p.m. near East 46th Street and Benton Boulevard for having expired tags, according to court documents.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
28 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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Colton Underwood and Jordan C. Brown plunked down nearly $3.2 million for a traditional Los Angeles residence in the San Fernando Valley community of Sherman Oaks back in late 2021.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
28 Jan. 2025
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Every day, dozens of women in this nearly 120,000-member group advertise themselves to each other as potential roommates.—
Violet Piper,
Curbed,
28 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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The Titan missiles that launched the two-man Gemini crews practically shook themselves to pieces in their first uncrewed flights.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
TIME,
17 Jan. 2025
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Now the 78-year-old Schrager—a man who practically invented velvet rope exclusivity—is focusing on making luxury more inclusive with his Public brand of hotels.—
Passport by ForbesLife,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
Preposition
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Writing here about Cave’s unhinged vision of Elvis Presley’s birth in Tupelo, Mississippi, however, with his Revelation-on-a-moonshine-and-smack-bender shtick, is kind of beside the point.—
SPIN Editors,
SPIN,
21 Jan. 2025
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Instead, the dog lies on the ground with a perplexed facial expression as the small, autonomous device that cleans floors by vacuuming goes over his paw and beside him.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
21 Jan. 2025
Preposition
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The Ak Bars Kazan season runs through March 22, followed by playoffs.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
21 Jan. 2025
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During the previous effort, squalid and fetid camps grew on the border and were marred by gang violence.—
Bill Barrow,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2025
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