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in the vicinity of

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 just about near to 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

ADVERB

approximately

Synonyms

STRONGEST

almost generally relatively roughly

STRONG

about around

WEAK

ballpark figure bordering on circa close to closely comparatively in the ballpark in the neighborhood of in the region of just about loosely more or less most much not far from not quite proximately upwards of very close

Antonyms

WEAK

accurately clearly definitely exactly precisely

ADVERB

more or less

Synonyms

WEAK

about almost around ballpark figure bordering on circa close to in the ballpark in the neighborhood of just about not far from not quite on average relatively roughly thereabouts very close

PREPOSITION

Synonyms

WEAK

appearing in by found in near to on placed at situated at through toward

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BBC Verify also examined US military aircraft activity near Cuba between 1 and 7 February, which saw only one P-8 fly in the vicinity of Cuba and no comparable MQ-4C Triton activity near the island.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

On Monday, Dubai’s civil aviation again temporarily suspended flights following a drone incident that caused a fire at a fuel tank in the vicinity of the airport.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

Star goalie Aerin Frankel had been a brick wall—in the rare instances that a puck had actually made it anywhere in the vicinity of the net.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

However, the defence ministry denied that there had been clashes in the vicinity of the prison.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

I knew that if one continued south a week or so, one would end up in the vicinity of London.

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood

in the vicinity of

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