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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Powell collapsed immediately after being shot in close proximity to his sister and girlfriend, who could be heard screaming in the background of Spence’s call to 911 reporting the shooting, which was also played at her trial.
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Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2024
The moto tag relies on Bluetooth to connect to nearby smartphones as well as ultra wideband for more precise finding when in close proximity to the tag.
—Eric Zeman, PCMAG, 25 June 2024
Places of worship owned by both the Tongan Free Church and the Wesleyan Church of Tonga continue to sit, albeit now somewhat less uneasily, in close proximity to each other throughout the islands.
—Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 21 June 2024
Turgenev would spend the rest of his life either in close proximity to Pauline or wishing for it, following her and Louis to Paris and London, often living near them and spending long, languorous days in their company.
—Jerrold Seigel, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2020
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Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2024
The moto tag relies on Bluetooth to connect to nearby smartphones as well as ultra wideband for more precise finding when in close proximity to the tag.
—Eric Zeman, PCMAG, 25 June 2024
Places of worship owned by both the Tongan Free Church and the Wesleyan Church of Tonga continue to sit, albeit now somewhat less uneasily, in close proximity to each other throughout the islands.
—Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 21 June 2024
Turgenev would spend the rest of his life either in close proximity to Pauline or wishing for it, following her and Louis to Paris and London, often living near them and spending long, languorous days in their company.
—Jerrold Seigel, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2020
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“In close proximity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20close%20proximity. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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