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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
Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 14 Jan. 2026
Marner has had stints playing next to Jack Eichel and Hertl, and even Vegas’ third-line center, Brett Howden.
—Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Bobby Ghosh, Time, 9 Jan. 2026
Instead, consider what elements of the tray complement each other, and place these ingredients next to each other on your tray.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Jan. 2026
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Preposition
He was seen next to the team bench with director of sports performance Andre Carrera, who was walking him through medicine ball mobility exercises.
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Iranian cross a street next to a billboard bearing the portrait of Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and a quote reads in Persian 'Sing Oh Iran' at the Enqelab Square in Tehran on July, 9, 2025.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for next to
Preposition
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The Chicago Police Department's marine unit recovered the body underwater near the 3100 block of South Lake Shore Drive on Chicago's South Side, ABC 7 Chicago reports.—
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In extremely dense fog where visibility is near zero, the best course of action is to first turn on your hazard lights, then simply pull into a safe location such as a parking lot of a local business, and stop.—
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The ultimate conclusion won't come though until the NTSB's final report, which usually doesn't come until more than a year after a crash.—
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While generative models can easily reshape objects for visual appeal, those changes often cause parts to snap, bend, or collapse after fabrication.—
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Her absence forced the defense to step up in order to work around a Maryland offense that was almost always in motion – except for 6-3 guard Yarden Garzon, who stationed herself on the perimeter waiting for a teammate to kick out to her for a shot.—
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What happened next — her then-husband Joey Buttafuoco's 17-year-old mistress Amy Fisher showing up at her door and shooting her point-blank in the face — created an almost instant media firestorm.—
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The data demonstrates how work schedules differ around the world, and sometimes drastically.—
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And multiple sports bars around the metro said Chiefs’ fans presence at their establishments had diminished before the team was officially out of the post-season.—
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That’s up from the current $249,000 and could grow to nearly $2 million over the life of the agreement, a person familiar with the negotiations told the AP earlier this month.—
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The Huskies continue to cruise through Big East play, winning by an average of nearly 47 points per game.—
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Throughout the long journey, South Park has created diehard fans who have practically memorized the entire run of the series.—
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Years of posting videos and photos of my kitchen projects have created this reflexive doppelgänger, someone practically unable to cook without the observing eye of an audience.—
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Staff can remember Salah and Mane relaxing beside one another on the massage tables of the club’s old training ground, Melwood, in the summer of 2017.—
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Strauss says Cody stays for four days, then returns home for 48 hours before coming back again, balancing work as a first responder with the pull of being beside his daughter.—
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Her debut poetry collection is forthcoming with House of Anansi in April 2027 and her book of co-translated poems JAWS by Xitlalitl Rodríguez Mendoza is forthcoming with Cardboard House Press in April 2026.—
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
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“Next to.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/next%20to. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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