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Recent Examples of Synonyms for closest
Adjective
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Although the algorithm offers only an approximate answer, mathematicians use it as a starting place, with the goal of narrowing down options to find more precise answers.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
3 Mar. 2025 -
Once in space, the ship will release four simulators replicating the approximate size and mass of SpaceX's next-generation Starlink Internet satellites.—
Stephen Clark,
Ars Technica,
1 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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This could include suppliers, distributors, service providers and industry influencers or even businesses in adjacent markets.—
Wendy Cai-Lee,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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Produced by Insomniac Events, HARD Summer will take place at Hollywood Park, the 300-acre entertainment complex adjacent to SoFi Stadium.—
Katie Bain,
Billboard,
4 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Patricia Marie Burt died Tuesday, one day after the attack in her next-door neighbor's yard in a rural area southeast of Beulah, an unincorporated community near the Georgia state line.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2025
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So the Pazos didn’t think much of it when their elderly next-door neighbor sold her 1951 house, on a spacious corner lot, to an investor who promptly flipped it, for $999,000, to a home developer.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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But among the world’s democracies, the United States has a near—but not total—monopoly on the best surface-to-air missiles and their supporting launchers and radars.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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The nearest batch of suitable cement was five hundred miles away, in Bakersfield, California.—
Brent Crane,
The New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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However, there was no immediate word from the office of the 85-year-old Khamenei, who has final say over all matters of state.—
TIME,
TIME,
7 Mar. 2025
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In the immediate aftermath, figures such as Issa Rae canceled their shows, and Ben Folds and Renee Fleming withdrew as advisers.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Closest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closest. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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