close by
idiom
: at a short distance away
Don't worry: if anything happens I'll be (standing) close by.
They're building a school close by.
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Additional houses that have recently been sold close by include:
In May 2024, a 2,396-square-foot home on Pine Avenue in Los Gatos sold for $392,954, a price per square foot of $164.
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Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2025
This deal is expected to close by April, and has left the future of many CBS shows up in the air.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
Local laws state that food trucks must close by 7 p.m. on weekdays and 8 p.m. on weekends.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 28 Feb. 2025
After a few years of mixed results as a public company, Endeavor is being taken private by Silver Lake in a deal expected to close by the end of the first quarter.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 27 Feb. 2025
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Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2025
This deal is expected to close by April, and has left the future of many CBS shows up in the air.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
Local laws state that food trucks must close by 7 p.m. on weekdays and 8 p.m. on weekends.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 28 Feb. 2025
After a few years of mixed results as a public company, Endeavor is being taken private by Silver Lake in a deal expected to close by the end of the first quarter.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Close by.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/close%20by. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.
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