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as in almost
very close to but not completely
bought it for next to nothing
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Recent Examples of next to
Peter Baugh, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025
At one point an artist put up a shark next to the statue.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 6 Mar. 2023
Several unmoving people could be seen lying on the street next to the pickup truck, the photos show.
—Josh Campbell, CNN, 6 Mar. 2023
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Preposition
Quick has a Golden Knights logo tattooed next to the Stanley Cup on his side.
—Peter Baugh, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025
At one point an artist put up a shark next to the statue.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
Adverb
He was promoted to the top line Sunday, playing next to Dylan Larkin and Lucas Raymond.
—Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 6 Mar. 2023
Several unmoving people could be seen lying on the street next to the pickup truck, the photos show.
—Josh Campbell, CNN, 6 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for next to
Preposition
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Palace have been excellent under his stewardship, negotiating passage into mid-table and well clear of any trouble near the foot.—
Matt Woosnam,
The Athletic,
5 Feb. 2025
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Petersburgh is a small town outside Albany near New York's border with Vermont and Massachusetts.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2025
Preposition
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This, along with Fabbro’s injury, comes about 48 hours after James van Riemsdyk’s awful injury during Friday’s game in Utah.—
Aaron Portzline,
The Athletic,
3 Feb. 2025
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The Voting Rights Act of 1965 had not yet been signed into law and, just three days after the debate, Malcolm X would be assassinated.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Alcaraz, a deadline-day addition, showed some nice touches in a deeper role too, but slipped late on as Bournemouth almost netted a third.—
Patrick Boyland,
The Athletic,
9 Feb. 2025
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However, while Taobao’s feature covers almost the entire product pool, JD.com’s supports group gifting, allowing users to share gifts in groups and reciprocate after receiving a gift.—
Li Jun,
WWD,
9 Feb. 2025
Preposition
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The crew used machines to ice up the trees and place snow on the ground for the actors walk on, with around 70% of the snow in the final cut having to be CGI.—
Matt Minton,
Variety,
9 Feb. 2025
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The private nook is tucked up some stairs and around the corner from the main Lilette dining room, and has its own private bathroom.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
9 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Royalton Splash Punta Cana, an Autograph Collection Resort and Casino Punta Cana, Dominican Republic There are several waterslides to choose from at Royalton Splash Punta Cana, including a rollercoaster-style slide and a multilane water slide where riders hit speeds of nearly 45 feet per second.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA TODAY,
10 Feb. 2025
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The nearly thousands of five-star ratings show just how beloved this lounge set is by customers for its effortless style and easy comfortability.—
Martha Sorren,
Southern Living,
9 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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In the postgame locker room, Butler’s personal music was so loud, microphones practically had to be shoved down Kyle Lowry’s tonsils on a night Lowry scored 28.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2025
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That Great Suck-Upping Sound Some media moguls have practically given themselves hernias genuflecting to Donald Trump.—
Steven Zeitchik,
The Hollywood Reporter,
6 Feb. 2025
Preposition
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The most gifted fashion choices are saved for Chloë Sevigny sitting beside Tim Heidecker as military talking heads who never bother to stand up from their chairs.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
31 Jan. 2025
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The camera slowly zooms in and out at nothing as Shackleton talks us through the night when a man named George Russell Tucker pulled up beside Lafferty in that very spot one night in the mid ’70s.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
28 Jan. 2025
Preposition
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In the years since our hero left for the land of Big Ben, his surrogate-momma bear has settled down in the Home for Retired Bears, located deep in the jungles of Peru and run by a holy order of nuns.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2025
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Rocket Science confirmed on Tuesday that Wiig and Murray will also serve as executive producers alongside Jillian Apfelbaum and Margot Hand, with a script by Mitch Glazer (The Recruit, Scrooged).—
Lily Ford,
The Hollywood Reporter,
11 Feb. 2025
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