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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The viewer average, at present, is more in the vicinity of the mid-6 million range.
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Marc Berman, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
The National Weather Service predicted rainfall totals as high as three inches in some parts of the San Francisco Bay area and Central Coast in the vicinity of Big Sur.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025
His darkroom reminds me of my very first job working for a news agency located in the vicinity of Fleet Street.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 31 Jan. 2025
The faults at 6:10 p.m. and again at 6:11 p.m. coincided with two flashes in the vicinity of the transmission lines seen in a video captured by a camera at an Arco gas station in the moments before the Eaton fire began, followed by flames near the base of high-voltage transmission towers.
—Ivan Penn, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2025
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Marc Berman, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
The National Weather Service predicted rainfall totals as high as three inches in some parts of the San Francisco Bay area and Central Coast in the vicinity of Big Sur.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025
His darkroom reminds me of my very first job working for a news agency located in the vicinity of Fleet Street.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 31 Jan. 2025
The faults at 6:10 p.m. and again at 6:11 p.m. coincided with two flashes in the vicinity of the transmission lines seen in a video captured by a camera at an Arco gas station in the moments before the Eaton fire began, followed by flames near the base of high-voltage transmission towers.
—Ivan Penn, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for 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 13 Mar. 2025.
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