in the vicinity of
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1
: in the area that is close to (a place)
He lives in the general/immediate vicinity of the school.
2
: close to or around (an amount)
His yearly salary is in the vicinity of one million dollars.
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Before decamping for Cuba, Chaplin had been working in the Calais Jungle—a refugee and immigrant encampment in the vicinity of Calais, France.
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Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 23 Dec. 2025
The clutter caused by offshore wind projects obscures legitimate moving targets and generates false targets in the vicinity of wind projects, the Interior Department said.
—Matthew Daly, Fortune, 22 Dec. 2025
The clutter caused by offshore wind projects can obscure legitimate moving targets and generate false targets in the vicinity of wind projects, the Interior Department said.
—Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 22 Dec. 2025
The car appeared to plow into the garage of a home in the vicinity of East Broadway in Woodmere.
—Mark Prussin, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
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Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 23 Dec. 2025
The clutter caused by offshore wind projects obscures legitimate moving targets and generates false targets in the vicinity of wind projects, the Interior Department said.
—Matthew Daly, Fortune, 22 Dec. 2025
The clutter caused by offshore wind projects can obscure legitimate moving targets and generate false targets in the vicinity of wind projects, the Interior Department said.
—Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 22 Dec. 2025
The car appeared to plow into the garage of a home in the vicinity of East Broadway in Woodmere.
—Mark Prussin, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for in the vicinity of
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“In the vicinity of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20vicinity%20of. Accessed 2 Jan. 2026.
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