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as in equidistant
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as in closest
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nearest
Adjective
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Eovaldi, for reference, had a 104 rating, and the nine-point difference between Gore’s first two months and his final four was equidistant to the gap between right-hander Jacob deGrom’s (108) and Kumar Rocker’s (99) ability to locate last year.—
Shawn McFarland,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Feb. 2026 -
This ticket must be cashed at one of the nine Florida Lottery district offices — that Publix is almost equidistant from the Tampa and Orlando offices — or the main office in Tallahassee.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
22 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Your interest in their experiences, troubles, and innermost dreams is true.—
Talia Argondezzi,
New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2026
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His primary qualification for infiltrating the innermost sanctums of Trumpworld would seem to be a vast capacity for cozying up to friends of the Donald.—
Chris Lee,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The men fled into a nearby apartment, and were arrested.—
Jack Brook,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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The man told officers he’d been attacked at a homeless camp in nearby Cobb Park.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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First, the core will run out of hydrogen fuel, causing the inner core of the star to become inert while hydrogen fusion continues in a shell surrounding it.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Feb. 2026
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Nico’s inner life is almost entirely devoted to thinking about immigration as a public crisis and about Martine, the Honduran asylum seeker who has moved into his mother’s basement.—
Adelle Waldman,
The Atlantic,
10 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The federal agency is embarking on the Los Angeles Coastal Area Special Resource Study, which focuses on the coastline and adjacent areas along Santa Monica Bay from Will Rogers State Beach to Torrance Beach, including areas around Ballona Creek, as well as San Pedro.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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Freestyle skiing adds dual moguls Freestyle skiing is bringing in dual moguls for women and men — basically the same sort of judging based on technique, flips and twists, plus speed, as the existing moguls event, but with two athletes going down the hill in adjacent lanes.—
Howard Fendrich,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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And the truth is obviously somewhere in the middle, right?—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
7 Feb. 2026
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Kayley finished first among the pool of middle and high school contestants in Peters’ 50th Congressional District, which includes La Jolla.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The approximate cost of the naming rights to Memorial Stadium is unknown, but a few recent deals can give folks a vague idea of what the cost could be.—
Quentin Corpuel,
Kansas City Star,
11 Feb. 2026
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Investigators allege that Kapoor and Lillaney generated a approximate total of $3 million in profits during the scheme, according to the indictment.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
7 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Lutnick was once Epstein’s next-door neighbor, with the Upper East Side townhouses sharing a wall.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
3 Feb. 2026
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Huneven’s two houses burned down, along with the home of her next-door neighbor and close friend, the Altadena historian Michele Zack.—
Erica Zora Wrightson,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Nearest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nearest. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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