as in near
not being distant in time, space, or significance
a next-door neighbor who is always helpful and friendly
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Recent Examples of next-door
Cooper, his next-door neighbor on the line, was not as highly touted.
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Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2025
Covarrubias’ next-door neighbor, who lost her home, said she had been told that keeping the trees could slow down the debris removal process.
—Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025
At the top of the stairs stood a pale, dark-eyed girl about my age, presumably my noisy next-door neighbour.
—Hazlitt, 12 Mar. 2025
Then his next-door neighbor, Munther Ali, and his wife, Fatima.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2025
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Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2025
Covarrubias’ next-door neighbor, who lost her home, said she had been told that keeping the trees could slow down the debris removal process.
—Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025
At the top of the stairs stood a pale, dark-eyed girl about my age, presumably my noisy next-door neighbour.
—Hazlitt, 12 Mar. 2025
Then his next-door neighbor, Munther Ali, and his wife, Fatima.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2025
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“Next-door.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/next-door. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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