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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Additional houses that have recently been purchased close by include:
A 1,931-square-foot home on the 5600 block of Ocean View Drive in Oakland sold in December 2023, for $2,200,000, a price per square foot of $1,139.
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Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2025
The hosts close by talking about the Savannah Bananas.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 24 Apr. 2025
The relationship between the game and life close by is tight.
—Henry Flynn, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
The rest of the colonials quit the field, gathering at a tree line close by.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Apr. 2025
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Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2025
The hosts close by talking about the Savannah Bananas.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 24 Apr. 2025
The relationship between the game and life close by is tight.
—Henry Flynn, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
The rest of the colonials quit the field, gathering at a tree line close by.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Close by.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/close%20by. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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