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adjective

nir-ˈbī How to pronounce nearby (audio)
Definition of nearbynext
as in near
not being distant in time, space, or significance grabbed the nearby quilt and gently laid it over the sleeping child

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adverb

nir-ˈbī How to pronounce nearby (audio)
as in close
at, within, or to a short distance or time I'll be nearby if you need anything

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nearby

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preposition

as in along

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Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for nearby
  1. near
  2. close
  3. along
  4. in
  5. across
Adjective
  • When De Ligt tried to find Manchester United’s right wing-back or forward… … they were tightly marked by Burn and Hall, with the nearest passing options under pressure.
    Ahmed Walid, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Insults follow crimes; anonymous texts sent to Black people after the election ordered them to report to the nearest plantation to pick cotton.
    Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of near
Adverb
  • Conflicts pushing us closer, perhaps, to a world war.
    George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
  • As for the Pat-in-the-Pan Biscuit recipe, it was inspired by James Beard Award-winning Virginia Willis, a Georgia native, who visited America’s Test Kitchen and demonstrated a biscuit recipe that involved placing the biscuits close together on a sheet pan without space in between.
    Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of close
Preposition
  • By analyzing surveillance data like the kind collected by Webby and his team, the Penn team found that the H5N1 outbreak that began in 2021 in North America was driven by eight separate introductions of the virus by wild, migrating waterfowl and shorebirds along the Atlantic and Pacific flyways.
    CNN.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Effective CEOs recognize their position along this curve and collaborate proactively with their teams in spotting potential avenues for advancement.
    Nirmal Chhabria, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of along
Adverb
  • This party might get a bit rowdy and Coote will allegedly fit right in.
    The Athletic Staff, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
  • All three victims were brought to Arkansas Children's Hospital in Little Rock by a 20-year-old Little Rock man who was driving the vehicle the victims were in at the time of the shooting, the release says.
    Ainsley Platt, arkansasonline.com, 28 Dec. 2024
Definition of in
Preposition
  • As a result, flags across the country will be lowered through sunset on Jan. 28.
    Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Winter storm warnings were in place for seven states across the country from the National Weather Service (NWS) early on Monday, with up to 17 inches of snow forecast in some areas.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of across
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