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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
Phillips Payson O’Brien, The Atlantic, 2 June 2025
The new portrait of Trump, alongside one of Vice President JD Vance, hangs in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building next to the White House.
—Heather Hunter, The Washington Examiner, 2 June 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
For many years now, for instance, Chinese interests have been buying large amounts of farmland right next to important U.S. military bases.
—Phillips Payson O’Brien, The Atlantic, 2 June 2025
The new portrait of Trump, alongside one of Vice President JD Vance, hangs in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building next to the White House.
—Heather Hunter, The Washington Examiner, 2 June 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 24-foot boat had sunk in the Sacramento River three weeks ago, near the Virgin Sturgeon Restaurant & Marina, according to Eric Laughlin, a spokesperson for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.—
Ethan Wolin,
Sacbee.com,
6 June 2025
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Here’s what could happen next — Holly Ellyatt Global market action overnight Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed and U.S. stock futures were near flat overnight with sentiment dented by U.S. data showing private sector hiring has hit its lowest level in over two years.—
Chloe Taylor,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
5 June 2025
Preposition
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But a baseball team’s fortunes can change relatively quickly, and heading into the four-game series this week at Rate Field, the Tigers had the best record in baseball at 39-21, while the Sox were on pace to lose 113 games, after their record-setting 121-loss season of 2024.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
3 June 2025
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In 2022, after the series’ breakout first season, Severance became an instant darling of the awards ceremony, nabbing an impressive 14 nominations.—
Michael Cuby,
Them.,
2 June 2025
Adverb
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Some real locations are almost literally depicted in the film.—
Kevin Giraud,
Variety,
9 June 2025
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Berg had invented the family sitcom, almost single-handedly, on the cusp of the Great Depression, then translated it for the small screen; Ball had turned the genre into a juggernaut, helped shift the format’s production to Los Angeles, and innovated the rerun and the three-camera method.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
Preposition
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Since then, the conversation around intimacy coördinators has grown spikier.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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When a match goes really well — i.e. when the couple gets engaged, the ballyhooed happy ending of all romances, naturally — a bar cart is rolled out and all the young matchmakers gather around each other and cheer for their good fortune, and for the seeming success of love itself.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
9 June 2025
Adverb
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On Saturday night, Hegseth sent a memo to the head of the California Guard to mobilize nearly 2,000 members.—
Laura J. Nelson,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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Its life span is only a few weeks, but in that time one female can produce nearly a hundred offspring, peppering sorghum plants with larvae that look like sawdust and suck nutrients from the leaves, stunting the plants.—
Peter Slevin,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
Adverb
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In other words, this is quantum supremacy: the point where a quantum computer can perform a calculation that is practically impossible for any classical computer to do in a reasonable amount of time.—
John Koetsier,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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This vintage dessert practically floats off the plate.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
8 June 2025
Preposition
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Noel, listening intently, sat beside Franco and Carlos Baerga on the bench.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
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O’Hara says during an interview after rehearsal, while Ball and Torres sit laughing beside him.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2025
Preposition
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If the second round wasn’t brutal enough, play was halted by bad weather just as Lawrence had a four-foot putt on the last hole to finish a wild round that was approaching six hours.—
Doug Ferguson,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2025
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Arnold-Burger and the two other appeals court judges who issued the ruling — Chief Judge Sarah Warner and Judge Stephen Hill — remanded the lawsuit back to the district court and ordered that it be presided over by a judge other than Watson.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
14 June 2025
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