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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Evacuation orders and warnings were issued to more than 31,000 people in the vicinity of two new wildfires north of Los Angeles on Wednesday.
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Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 23 Jan. 2025
First responders began looking for Bloomquist in the vicinity of her vehicle, and she was discovered just after 7 p.m. by a drone, according to the Mason County Sheriff’s Office.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2025
Inflation rates that have stubbornly remained in the vicinity of 3% will likely rise.
—Harry Holzer, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Warm gas in the vicinity of a supermassive black hole 13 billion years ago.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
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Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 23 Jan. 2025
First responders began looking for Bloomquist in the vicinity of her vehicle, and she was discovered just after 7 p.m. by a drone, according to the Mason County Sheriff’s Office.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2025
Inflation rates that have stubbornly remained in the vicinity of 3% will likely rise.
—Harry Holzer, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Warm gas in the vicinity of a supermassive black hole 13 billion years ago.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 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 29 Apr. 2025.
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