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as in equidistant
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as in closest
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Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nearest
Adjective
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The Presidente is almost equidistant from the district office at 14621 Oak Ln.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
3 Feb. 2025 -
Ideally situated near the halfway point of Montauk Highway, Topping Rose House is equidistant from the best shopping, cafés, museums, galleries, and restaurants that the East End has to offer.—
Ariel Okin,
Vogue,
22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The first and innermost circle is Leading Yourself.—
ByLeon E. Moores, MD, DSc, FACS,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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As the sun moves into Aries on March 20, an influx of new energy and beginnings will flood your fourth house of home, family and innermost feelings.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
1 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Take the Pet Personality Test to uncover their inner instincts and better understand their unique traits.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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Dyrholm’s typically fearless performance is attentive to the character’s particular physical restrictions, but with a raging inner clarity that often erupts as a result.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
8 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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The label’s strategy so far has been to open boutiques adjacent to hotels: The Carlyle in New York, the Beverly Wilshire in Los Angeles, and Claridge’s in London.—
Joelle Diderich,
WWD,
4 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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For the middle quintile of earners, the Peterson Institute for International Economics estimates the annual loss in post-tax income would amount to $1,200.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Mar. 2025
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Originally planted in the 1980s by Michael G. Etzel and now run by his middle son, a tasting here (by appointment only) is not just a slice of history but also provides context for what Willamette wines are all about.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
7 Mar. 2025
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
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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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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
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“Nearest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nearest. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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