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View definitions for close by

close by

adjective as in nearby

adjective as in adjacent

adjective as in handy

adjective as in adjacent

adjective as in handy

adjective as in nearby

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Example Sentences

Tired, at last, he resigns the work to his companion, and settles himself upon a branch close-by to rest.

He emerged upon an animated tableau of modern nymph and modish satyr in a close-by forest aisle.

In France, there is, in one of the close-by suburbs of Paris, a cemetery for dogs.

Perched upon a small limb close-by, he seems all vigilance, and is in constant readiness to reply to her calls.

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On this page you'll find 149 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to close-by, such as: adjoining, bordering, contiguous, neighboring, alongside, and beside.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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