in the vicinity of

idiom

: in the area that is close to (a place)

He lives in the general/immediate vicinity of the school.

: close to or around (an amount)

His yearly salary is in the vicinity of one million dollars.

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Recent Examples on the Web Slated for launch in 2026, the Chang’e 7 mission will survey for water ice and other resources in the vicinity of the lunar south pole, while the Chang’e 8 mission planned for 2028 will carry out tests aimed at on-the-spot utilization of lunar resources. —

Leonard David, Scientific American, 25 June 2024 Norfolk Southern agrees to $600 million settlement in East Palestine train derailment About 2,000 residents in the vicinity of the crash were initially ordered to shelter in place, NTSB officials said. —

Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 25 June 2024 Compounding the service impacts caused by the Amtrak overhead wires, there is a significant brush fire in the vicinity of County Rd. —

Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 20 June 2024 NJTransit shared a photo of a brushfire in the vicinity of County Rd. —

Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 20 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for in the vicinity of

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Dictionary Entries Near in the vicinity of

in the usual/normal/ordinary course of business

in the vicinity of

in the way of

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