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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
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Apr. 2026 Available at any drugstore or grocery store, there's no excuse not to replace whatever sad flat sponge is currently sitting next to your sink. —Jamie Thilman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Apr. 2026
Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 13 Jan. 2026 Throughout the city, bare trees were weighed down with icicles and snow was piled up next to sidewalks. —Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for next to
Preposition
Nativo Cafe y Bodega is next to Nativo Gardens on White Settlement Road. —Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Apr. 2026 Available at any drugstore or grocery store, there's no excuse not to replace whatever sad flat sponge is currently sitting next to your sink. —Jamie Thilman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Apr. 2026
Adverb
Drifts and snow piled next to high traffic areas causes grass to collapse and mat. —Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 13 Jan. 2026 Throughout the city, bare trees were weighed down with icicles and snow was piled up next to sidewalks. —Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for next to
Recent Examples of Synonyms for next to
Preposition
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Phoenix never got near single digits the rest of the way.— Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2026
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Last year, Jeff Wong had just returned from scattering his father’s ashes in Hawaii when a glow appeared over the mountains near his home in Altadena.— Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
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Trevoh Chalobah has only just returned after a month-long absence, with Reece James still unavailable.— Cerys Jones, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
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Ovard is an influencer who made waves after divorcing her husband of nearly nine years in 2024.— Michael Schneider, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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But his days in the City of Brotherly Love are almost certainly numbered.— Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
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That made the length of some of Puth’s selections Wednesday seem almost subversive at times.— George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
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But the umpires ruled the play still live and Antonacci ran around the bases for a two-run, inside-the-park home run.— LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026
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With the Moon meeting Jupiter in your 9th House, big ideas around travel, learning, or growth feel expansive and worth pursuing.— Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Meanwhile, Austin Barber, who started 47 games at tackle for the Gators, nearly had to wait until Saturday.— Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
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Philadelphia scored on seven consecutive late-game possessions, nearly all of them on plays at or near the rim.— Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 25 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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For instance, the researchers showed that the result from the study holds for more complex, infinite-dimensional systems, such as those used in quantum optics, confirming that the free energy limit is not just theoretical but practically reachable.— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 19 Apr. 2026
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These flavors are practically tropical, and you will be transported to the beach at first bite.— Patricia S York, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026
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Robbie was joined at the event by Zoe Saldaña, who posed beside her in a glittering gold Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello dress and Cartier jewelry.— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 22 Apr. 2026
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It’s understood that there’s nothing more difficult than being a successful editor, therapist, or author, even with a stash of pill bottles in a wicker basket beside an opulent floral arrangement.— Libby Gelman-Waxner, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2026
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Her racial ambiguity was perfectly calibrated to an era in which brands were clamoring to amplify their social-media presence by appealing to as many audiences as possible.— T. M. Brown, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
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Arizona’s rapid low-density residential development sprawl is driven by its rabid encouragement of ever more population growth.— DP Opinion, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
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