1
as in neighborhood
an adjoining region or space
there are no hotels in the vicinity of the hospital
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2
as in proximity
the state or condition of being near
the vicinity of the town's only elementary school was one reason why the young couple bought the house
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Recent Examples of vicinity
Neighborhoods and eateries in the vicinity become intertwined with the overall experience.
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Vitas Carosella, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
The grand jury also recommends the city provide better signage at meters and pay stations, where one machine accepts payments for several parking spots in the vicinity.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2025
Flights were briefly suspended from the airport on Sunday after a ballistic missile launched from Yemen hit the airport's vicinity and caused damage, reports said.
—Sophie Clark
yevgeny Kuklychev, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 May 2025
Opponents, however, argue that the volatile price of natural gas as well as the future health care costs for people living in the vicinity of the plant could put the plant’s price tag much higher.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2025
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Vitas Carosella, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
The grand jury also recommends the city provide better signage at meters and pay stations, where one machine accepts payments for several parking spots in the vicinity.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2025
Flights were briefly suspended from the airport on Sunday after a ballistic missile launched from Yemen hit the airport's vicinity and caused damage, reports said.
—Sophie Clark
yevgeny Kuklychev, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 May 2025
Opponents, however, argue that the volatile price of natural gas as well as the future health care costs for people living in the vicinity of the plant could put the plant’s price tag much higher.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vicinity
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What else is going on Ghost kitchen delivery drivers have overrun an Echo Park neighborhood, say frustrated residents.—
Hailey Branson-Potts,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2025
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Chicago’s TimeLine Theatre has announced its transitional 2025-26 season, including the first production scheduled for its new home, currently under construction in the city’s Uptown neighborhood.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2025
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Privacy technology has experienced a renaissance (evident in Monero’s price action and advances in zero-knowledge research) partly as a course correction against crypto's uncomfortable proximity to establishment power.—
Boaz Sobrado,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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Similarly, Azerbaijani officials seem to assume that their country’s diplomatic proximity to Israel, and geographic proximity to Iran, will make Baku indispensable to long-term U.S. interests—regardless of who sits in the White House.—
Zaur Shiriyev,
Foreign Affairs,
26 May 2025
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That being said, the tune had previously debuted in 2023's Wilderness.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 May 2025
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While several tunes have become bestsellers once more, fans typically flock to one greatest hits collection, which explains why only a single effort is present on this roster.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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My telescope, set up for astrophotography in my light-polluted San Diego backyard, was pointed at a galaxy unfathomably far from Earth.—
Jarred Roberts,
The Conversation,
20 May 2025
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Mount Mitchell, the tallest among them — the tallest in the eastern U.S. — is their backyard.—
Jennifer Berry Hawes,
ProPublica,
19 May 2025
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“Vicinity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vicinity. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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