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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
Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 22 Jan. 2025
Advertisement Stand straight with your right arm hanging next to your right leg.
—Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 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
One of the riders left the area after making a comment to the other rider, who was standing next to his motorcycle.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 22 Jan. 2025
Advertisement Stand straight with your right arm hanging next to your right leg.
—Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 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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The sampler will need to have access to a Costco membership, be 18 years or older, and live near a Costco location.—
Francisco Velasquez,
Quartz,
24 Jan. 2025
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Attached to the Friday post is a video showing, among other images, soldiers picking up guns near a wall at the border.—
Ray Lewis,
Baltimore Sun,
24 Jan. 2025
Preposition
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Senators will move to Hegseth on Thursday after voting to confirm former Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) to serve as CIA director earlier in the day.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
22 Jan. 2025
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Alonso, who hit 53 home runs as a rookie for the New York Mets, seems destined to sign elsewhere after reportedly rejecting New York's offer of a three-year contract in the $68-70 million range.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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Jan 27 Richard Lawler Nvidia’s market cap drops by almost $600 billion amid DeepSeek R1 hype.—
Verge Staff,
The Verge,
28 Jan. 2025
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One hand featured a topaz orange pinky, a smoky bronze cat-eye on her ring finger, and a textured turquoise design that looked almost like a piece of jewelry on her hand.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
28 Jan. 2025
Preposition
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Amur said the North Koreans appear to have the more modern versions of Russian standard issue equipment, with most in possession of around 10 magazines, 5-10 grenades, machine gun ammunition and mines.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN,
28 Jan. 2025
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In the lead-up to Augustine’s summer opening, Lee has hosted preview dinners around the city at restaurants like Navy Blue and Riel.—
Kate Kassin,
Bon Appétit,
28 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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Right now, nearly 4 million immigration cases are stuck in limbo.—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
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Colton Underwood and Jordan C. Brown plunked down nearly $3.2 million for a traditional Los Angeles residence in the San Fernando Valley community of Sherman Oaks back in late 2021.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
28 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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But for practically every Redditor who weighed in, the answer was no.—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
27 Jan. 2025
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The challenge lies in the inability to consistently measure copper content in scrap, as running lab tests every hour is practically impossible.—
Svetlana Khachiyan,
USA TODAY,
27 Jan. 2025
Preposition
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Writing here about Cave’s unhinged vision of Elvis Presley’s birth in Tupelo, Mississippi, however, with his Revelation-on-a-moonshine-and-smack-bender shtick, is kind of beside the point.—
SPIN Editors,
SPIN,
21 Jan. 2025
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Instead, the dog lies on the ground with a perplexed facial expression as the small, autonomous device that cleans floors by vacuuming goes over his paw and beside him.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
21 Jan. 2025
Preposition
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The Ak Bars Kazan season runs through March 22, followed by playoffs.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
21 Jan. 2025
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Russell Contreras Trump signs executive order aimed at ending birthright citizenship President Trump has signed an executive order attempting to end birthright citizenship in the U.S. — a right guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution and affirmed by the Supreme Court more than 125 years ago.—
Andrew Freedman,
Axios,
21 Jan. 2025
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