near to

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almost adv.
at prep.

ADVERB

almost

Synonyms

STRONGEST

about approximately around essentially most much practically relatively roughly virtually

STRONG

nigh well-nigh

WEAK

about to all but as good as bordering on close to close upon for all practical purposes for the greatest part in effect in the neighborhood of in the vicinity of just about not far from not quite on the brink of on the edge of on the point of on the verge of pretty near substantially within sight of

PREPOSITION

Synonyms

WEAK

appearing in by found in in the vicinity of on placed at situated at through toward

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near to

"It used to be a nice, quiet area," said Amanda, who lives near to one of the large buildings in Newport.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

The weather pattern suggests near to smaller-than-usual inventory builds that could reduce the storage surplus to 160 Bcf-170 Bcf from the current 195 Bcf, the forecaster adds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

"The Fed's number one objective is to get monetary policy right -- or as near to it as we possibly can," he says in his prepared remarks.

From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026

The war in Iran has put many UK holidaymakers off travelling to countries near to the conflict or through Middle Eastern airspace - opting instead to stay in Europe.

From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026

They returned with arms laden, and Dicey turned the potatoes, rinsed in rain drops, over and then arranged the chicken wings near to the edge of the fire so they wouldn’t scorch.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt

near to

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