as in near
not being distant in time, space, or significance
a next-door neighbor who is always helpful and friendly
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Its backstory correlates to the next-door quarry that was once used by the Inversand Company as a mining site.
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Michele Herrmann, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Our next-door neighbors, Julie and Mike, were the kind of people who became a second family.
—Cathy Goedde, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
However, don’t expect to see much, though, because Earth’s next-door neighbor is entirely surrounded by a thick cloud shroud.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 2 Feb. 2025
In an exclusive conversation with PEOPLE, Damon Wayans Sr., 64, and son Damon Wayans Jr., 42, reminisced about being next-door neighbors with Jordan, 61, when the basketball legend was filming Space Jam in the ’90s.
—Brian Anthony Hernandez, People.com, 25 Jan. 2025
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Michele Herrmann, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Our next-door neighbors, Julie and Mike, were the kind of people who became a second family.
—Cathy Goedde, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
However, don’t expect to see much, though, because Earth’s next-door neighbor is entirely surrounded by a thick cloud shroud.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 2 Feb. 2025
In an exclusive conversation with PEOPLE, Damon Wayans Sr., 64, and son Damon Wayans Jr., 42, reminisced about being next-door neighbors with Jordan, 61, when the basketball legend was filming Space Jam in the ’90s.
—Brian Anthony Hernandez, People.com, 25 Jan. 2025
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“Next-door.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/next-door. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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