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Not far away; close.
‘he slung his jacket over a nearby chair’- ‘But Mr Dodsworth claimed that nearby residents had all been in the dark.’
- ‘He believes that nearby shops may be using the banks to dump cardboard boxes.’
- ‘And the copper giant has also adopted three primary health centres in nearby villages.’
- ‘Before this, the volcano last erupted in 1977, destroying a nearby village.’
- ‘But nearby residents claim that extra traffic generated would pose a threat to safety.’
- ‘However nearby residents soon started hearing strange noises coming from below the road surface.’
- ‘But no: the professor's grave was soon located in a nearby town.’
- ‘Greenhouse gasses are released, nearby towns are polluted and an opportunity is lost.’
- ‘Uncle Kal stuffed his equipment under a nearby bush, then crouched beside me.’
- ‘For example, he's walking and hears a rustling in a nearby bush.’
- ‘When he got there they realised that three dragons were lying in nearby bush.’
- ‘A rustle in the nearby trees brought Calais immediately back to where she was.’
- ‘He lifted the necklace over his head and threw it against a nearby tree.’
- ‘He stumbled over to a nearby tree, about ready to pass out again.’
- ‘Frustrated, she kicked a nearby trashcan until its contents spilled to the linoleum floor.’
- ‘She then picked up the stub and threw it into the nearby trashcan.’
- ‘However, this technique currently can be applied reliably only for relatively nearby stars within our own galaxy.’
- ‘Next, she set a pencil down on top of her nearby bedside table.’
- ‘With that, Ryre laid the shotgun on a nearby table and stepped back.’
- ‘On a nearby hill, she saw a large boulder that looked fairly unstable.’
- ‘Soldiers opened fire from an army base on a nearby hill, they said.’
not far away, not far off, close at hand, near at hand, close by, close, near, within reach, at hand, neighbouring, adjacentView synonyms
adverb
Close by.
‘his four sisters live nearby’- ‘Luckily we have relations who live nearby and we were able to go and stay with them over night.’
- ‘Joe was lurking somewhere nearby, as he always is.’
- ‘But after some hours had passed, she realized that she could hear a sound somewhere nearby.’
- ‘But, nothing was found anywhere nearby, so here I am.’
- ‘Swimmers and strollers alike take advantage of the safe, golden beaches located conveniently nearby.’
- ‘Vincent shouted, sitting nearby on the floor.’
- ‘After calling emergency services, the couple rang Mr Singh, who lives nearby.’
- ‘So far, the news has been met with anger by people living nearby.’
- ‘One, who had been standing nearby, picked Melissa up in his arms.’
- ‘As their buses arrive at the barracks, students notice four figures standing nearby.’
- ‘Then she turned, sensing someone else nearby.’
- ‘He scrambled up onto his feet and looked around but he couldn't see anyone else nearby.’
- ‘Despite the black cloud hovering nearby there was no threat to the railway network.’
- ‘Cally and her father followed Marx over to a black stretch limo parked nearby.’
- ‘His bodyguards were nearby at the time of the murder.’
- ‘We sat down at the table, with Joe lurking inconspicuously nearby.’
- ‘Just as she was about to give up, she saw an alley nearby and rushed into it.’
- ‘A couple of horses grazed nearby, their tails swinging in time to the rhythm.’
- ‘The buck grazing nearby looked up and bounded toward the call.’
- ‘The horses were grazing nearby, tied loosely by neck ropes.’
close by, not far away, not far off, close, close at hand, near at hand, near, a short distance away, in the neighbourhood, in the vicinity, at hand, within reach, on the doorstep, round the corner, just round the cornerView synonyms
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