in the vicinity of
idiom
1
: in the area that is close to (a place)
He lives in the general/immediate vicinity of the school.
2
: close to or around (an amount)
His yearly salary is in the vicinity of one million dollars.
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Under the deal, Israel is supposed to allow the cars to cross through uninspected, and there did not appear to be troops in the vicinity of the road.
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Tia Goldenberg, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
Occasionally, interactions with the gravity of the planets can cause an asteroid to be ejected from this reservoir, zooming into the inner solar system and in the vicinity of Earth.
—Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
That means that as a galaxy ages, the supernova deaths of stars are depositing less and less gas in the vicinity of the central accreting supermassive black hole.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 15 Jan. 2025
The Cowboys used the Friday news dump to announce their own head coach.
Expect Jerry to say something in the vicinity of all of his Campo statements when Schotty’ is introduced on Monday morning.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Jan. 2025
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Tia Goldenberg, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
Occasionally, interactions with the gravity of the planets can cause an asteroid to be ejected from this reservoir, zooming into the inner solar system and in the vicinity of Earth.
—Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
That means that as a galaxy ages, the supernova deaths of stars are depositing less and less gas in the vicinity of the central accreting supermassive black hole.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 15 Jan. 2025
The Cowboys used the Friday news dump to announce their own head coach.
Expect Jerry to say something in the vicinity of all of his Campo statements when Schotty’ is introduced on Monday morning.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Jan. 2025
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Dictionary Entries Near in the vicinity of
in the usual/normal/ordinary course of business
in the vicinity of
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“In the vicinity of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20vicinity%20of. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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