: in or to the next building, house, apartment, or room
lives next door
broadly
: in or at an adjacent place
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Examples of next-door in a Sentence
Adjective
a next-door neighbor who is always helpful and friendly
Adverb
He bought the house next door.
I'll be staying in the room next door.
Canada is right next door to the U.S.
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Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2026
In other photos from the photoshoot, Bündchen embraced the effortless girl-next-door beauty that fans know and love.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 3 Mar. 2026
U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
Authorities also removed roughly 15 dogs from the backyard of a home a next door.
—Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
The victim’s next-door neighbor in the Barbara Faron Residence, who gave his name only as Abraham, believes the victim and suspect had been in a romantic relationship for about a year.
—Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2026
In other photos from the photoshoot, Bündchen embraced the effortless girl-next-door beauty that fans know and love.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 3 Mar. 2026
Adverb
The Freedom Boat Club next door provides boat access for members from all over as well.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
Authorities also removed roughly 15 dogs from the backyard of a home a next door.
—Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2026
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“Next-door.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/next-door. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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