close by
idiom
: at a short distance away
Don't worry: if anything happens I'll be (standing) close by.
They're building a school close by.
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That’s nearly 14,000 students, including juniors and seniors, who will have housing this fall on and close by the Storrs campus, Costanzo said.
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Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2025
More than 400 remaining stores will close by the end of May, according to a list shared with Fast Company.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
As a special government employee, Musk was limited to 130 days in service to Trump and spent much of the start of the new administration close by the president’s side.
—Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 29 May 2025
Additional houses that have recently been sold close by include:
In February 2025, a 1,683-square-foot home on Cashew Way in Fremont sold for $1,535,000, a price per square foot of $912.
—Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 27 May 2025
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Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2025
More than 400 remaining stores will close by the end of May, according to a list shared with Fast Company.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
As a special government employee, Musk was limited to 130 days in service to Trump and spent much of the start of the new administration close by the president’s side.
—Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 29 May 2025
Additional houses that have recently been sold close by include:
In February 2025, a 1,683-square-foot home on Cashew Way in Fremont sold for $1,535,000, a price per square foot of $912.
—Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 27 May 2025
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“Close by.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/close%20by. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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